SPILL Tanzania

After extensive research, review and consultation, a revised Strategic Plan for the Implementation of Land Laws (SPILL) (2013) as a roadmap for the development of the Land Sector in mainland Tanzania has been developed under the guidance of a team of consultants from LEI. Working closely with the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Human Settlements Development (MLHHSD), the 2005 strategic plan was reviewed and updated in the light of the commitment of national and land sector leadership to improving land service delivery and transparency.

SPILL has identified priority areas and activities for implementation. It was developed with wide consultation to be a comprehensive vision and action plan, as well as providing prioritisation and sequencing of activities under known constraints and resource challenges. It considers various costings and financing arrangements for sustainable implementation. This extensive piece of work and road map was prepared in consultation with major stakeholders who are instrumental to the successful implementation of SPILL, including MLHHSD, the Regional Administration and Local Government in the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, as well as other government, private sector and civil society participants.

The Government is using SPILL as the platform for the design and implementation of a medium (5-year) to a long (10-year) term sectorial programme to enable the completion of the ongoing initiatives, to scale up recent pilot projects and take advantage of the newly established geodetic network and the coming Integrated Land Information Management System. The successful implementation of SPILL will ensure that land is best used to support the current and future social, economic and environmental development of the country.