Politics
Addis Ababa Centralizes Land Subdivision Decisions at Mayor's Office
Addis Fortune · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Addis Fortune
AI SUMMARY
Addis Ababa's Cabinet has transferred the sole authority to approve subdivisions of allotted land to Mayor Adanech Abiebie to eliminate bureaucratic delays.
- Addis Ababa's Cabinet unanimously approved transferring sole authority to approve subdivisions of allotted land to Mayor Adanech Abiebie.
- The change amends the Land Holding Right Creation & Service Delivery regulation issued two years ago.
- The City Land Bureau proposed the amendment to eliminate bureaucratic delays caused by waiting for full Cabinet meetings.
- The amendment does not affect the Cabinet's authority to decide initial land allocations.
- Public auctions accounted for only about five percent or 23.9 hectares of the 4.83 million square metres of land transferred by the city in the budget year.
- The City Land Bureau plans to make 1,000 hectares of developed land available and generate 36.789 billion Birr in revenue this budget year.
- Legal practitioner Daniel Fikadu criticized the amendment, arguing that the Mayor's heavy workload may not speed up decisions and that authority should instead be delegated to the district level.
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