Assessment on practice of Good Governance in Land Administration at Local Level; in Case of Raya Azebo Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study assessed the practice of good governance in land administration in Raya Azebo Woreda, focusing on tabiya War Guba and Kara. Using Yamane’s formula, sample of 152 respondent’s was selected from total population of 5371, and both quantitively and quantitively approaches were employed. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documents reviews, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic interpretation. The findings revealed major challenges in transparency, accountability, participation, and rule of law with in the land administration system. While some progress has been made, the majority of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the clarity of regulations, access to information, fairness in handling complaints, and community involvement in decision -making. The study concludes that land administration in Raya Azebo suffers from weak governance practices and recommends strengthening transparency, accountability and community participation, as well as enforcing rule of law to enhance trust and effective in land governance.