| Components |
Activities |
Main
Achievements |
Difficulties
faced |
Unexpected
results |
| Awareness Creation on human rights generally and specifically on land rights |
Preparation meeting
Identified appropriate material and agreed on the material to be used
Agreed the training schedule
Agreed budget
Agreed roles – CSO partners identified and organised participants
Contacted Village Councils, Village Assembly Meetings and Village and Ward Land Tribunals, and Extension Officers
Conducted Training. |
- Plan for training developed and agreed.
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Training pack identified.
- Materials reproduced.
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Training schedule agreed.
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Budget agreed.
- Funds availed.
- Agreed that funds be disbursed directly from Concern.
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Clear action points.
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Training dates agreed and confirmed.
- Venues agreed and confirmed.
- People to be trained identified and informed of the dates.
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Training accomplished.
- Training report produced. |
Some trainings had to be rescheduled because of other community priorities e.g. funerals, other important activities that were not anticipated.
Bureaucracy within the district council was likely to delay implementation.
Difference in per diem rates between what Concern was willing to pay and what the government pays – Concern pays less.
There were difficulties in convening Village general Assembly meetings.
Complaints on the lunch allowance.
The participant attendance at the village assembly meetings (training forum) was less than intended. |
Materials – the Guides – were ready for use – saved time and funds to develop new ones.
The district council staff were able to work by getting funds directly from Concern.
Women attendance was higher than expected – but they asked few questions. |
| Citizens engagement with the Land Department |
Village Assembly meetings being convened quarterly as required by the Local Government Act.
Proper constitution of land tribunals.
Rehabilitation of village offices in order to establish Village Land Registries
Individual plot demarcation.
Preparation of village land use plans.
Village survey process. |
- Citizens are demanding for these meetings to be convened as scheduled.
- Citizens especially men and male youth – are becoming more active at these meetings than before – demanding accountability of the village leadership on key issues.
Properly constituted Village and Ward Land Tribunals in place.
- Village Land Registries established in 5 villages.
- Citizens actively participated in the rehabilitation exercise by fetching locally available materials.
Approved applications pending individual parcel demarcation
Land use plans are in place and approved by the village assembly in the respective villages.
Village boundaries established and clearly marked by beacons.
Village boundary-related conflicts resolved.
Village land certificates prepared and presented to the respective villages. |
Village Chairpersons and Village Executive Officers are not keen on these meetings since they don’t like to be put under scrutiny especially as regards financial issues.
Women and girls participation is still low.
Confusion among the
Ward tribunal members about their new role regarding land matters.
Slow rehabilitation pace due to other ongoing activities in the villages.
Citizens and village leadership demanding for furniture and other office equipment for their land registries.
Illegal application fees being imposed
Some applications have stayed pending for more than the statutorily prescribed 90 day processing period.
Dissatisfaction among those people whose land was planned for a different use than the one they currently used it for.
Difficult access to boundaries due to difficult terrain and vegetation.
Lengthy resolution of boundary-related conflicts. |
Some village councils have imposed penalties for non-attendance at village general assembly meetings.
Village Offices that had been run-down have been rehabilitated due to this initiative of establishing land registries.
Citizens were more forthcoming in their participation and contributions to the process than expected.
Village Executive Officers are helping applicants to fill out their application forms.
Reduction in conflicts between farmers and pastoralists.
Citizens supported and participated in the process more than was expected
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| Fulfilment of the right to land for poor and vulnerable citizens |
Lodging application for CRO certificates
Demarcation of individual land parcels
Village Council and Village Assembly consent to the individual allocation |
Approved applications pending individual parcel demarcation
Individual parcels are adjudicated – boundaries of individual land parcels identified and established
Solution of boundary conflicts. |
Illegal application fees being imposed
Some applications have stayed pending for more than the statutorily prescribed 90 day processing period.
Conflicts in establishment of individual land parcel boundaries.
The demarcation process is tedious and quite involving and it is not clear – even in the law – as to who is to bear the costs of the process e.g. for elders, village council members, etc. |
People have been seeking CRO certificates with the intention of accessing loans from financial institutions but the loans have not been forthcoming.
Conflicts emerge even where they were not anticipated – but they are successfully resolved. |