Good Governance Practice and Challenges in Urban Land Administration: The Case of Lege_Tafo Lege_Dadi Town, Oromiya National Regional State, Ethiopia

This study examines the challenges of exercising good governance in urban land management; the case of Lega Tafo Lega Dadi Towns. To achieve these goals a qualitative and quantitative research approach was used to identify gaps under the implementation of principles of good governance in urban land management. Questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, and secondary data were used to collect data and this data was analyzed using descriptions. The finding of the study revealed that urban good governance in the study area experience some challenges. That is rent-seeking behaviors activities and corruption, negligence of some officials and workers of the administrative office, delaying responses on wards some basic issues related to land. Also lack of institutional capacity and accessibility of information, discrimination, bureaucracy, weak service delivery, lack of adequate material and human power, leaders run most of the time for gaining some political loyalty from their higher bosses either to sustain on their recent power or to get any promotion rather-than to Work to solve the community problems accounting and considering as major challenges in Lege Tafo Lege Dadi Town. As a result, the urban land administration has failed to apply the principles of good governance in the day-to day operations of land and urban land management due to poor community involvement, confidentiality, accountability, and access to information.