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Land Sector Corruption in Ethiopia 317
Table 7.2 Strategies and Recommendations for Governance Reforms in Ethiopia’s
Land Sector
Capture of assets
Corrupt land
management and
administration
Source: Author.
Develop
comprehensive, clear
land policy
Clarify, publicize
restrictions and
requirements
Clarify officials’ roles
and responsibilities
Improve institutions
and systems
Improve record
systems
Improve systems,
improve public
awareness of policy
and systems
Build capacity for
service delivery
• Public access to
record systems
• Improved oversight
• Independent
agency to
investigate
complaints
• Service standards
• Improved oversight
of systems and
standards
• Improved dispute
resolution systems
• Public access to
records
• Independent
agency to
investigate
complaints
• clear specification of institutional roles and responsibilities, including
standards for the separation of responsibility for policy formulation,
implementation, and the handling of disputes, as well as an agreement
on appropriate oversight arrangements;
• clear guidance on the preparation of regulations and directives, including
the need to ensure that regulations and directives have a legal basis
and are accessible to the community;
• commitment to wide consultation in the implementation of policy;
• commitment to public access to records and the provision of services;
and
• simplified framework for resolving disputes and managing conflict.
A clear land policy must be developed in a participatory manner, with
wide consultation. The final land policy document should identify the
legislative changes necessary to implement the policy, include a detailed
action plan, set out appropriate monitoring arrangements, and be costed.
Policy is not going to change things without the successful establishment