Procedures and Causes Leading to Corruption in Urban Land Management in Addis Ababa: The Case of Yeka Sub City

Abstract

Land information and its management are fundamental to successful urban land management and the derived benefits to the economies and overall sustainable development and to minimize corruption.  The main objective of the study is to investigate the procedure and causes leading to corruption in urban land management in Addis Ababa the case of Yeka sub city. The study was based on data obtained from primary and secondary source and this study use a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches in the collection and analysis of data. Thus, the subjects in the study were 200 respondents: 15 key officials and experts from the land departments and 185 land beneficiaries (owners and non owners of parcel).  Questionnaire was used as data collection instrument and unstructured interview were also used in the process. The data gathered through questionnaires were analyzed by using frequency counts and their percentages; whereas the data gathered through interview were analyzed through descriptive statements.  Major findings of the study prove that issuing of title deeds and surveying and valuation of properties are among the procedures that are likely to invoke corruption. Additionally, finding of the study shows that inadequate skilled man power, lack of modern cadastre and weak land information system are among the causes leading to corruption in urban land management. It is highly recommended that the government give sufficient attention to the actual growing in the development of GIS and cadastre which has the potential to assist in the fight against corruption in urban land management. The study strongly proposes the usefulness of advance technology for the Management and handling of large data base of spatial and non-spatial nature in urban land management.

Keywords: Land, Corruption, Urban land information system