Land Conflict and Community Development Around North Mara Mine in Tarime District – Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: This study intended to assess the effects of land conflict on community development around NorthMara Mine in Tarime District. The study used a descriptive survey design which followed the quantitativeresearch approach. 351 households of Kemambo and Matongo wards constituted a sample size of this study.Cluster sampling technique was employed to select respondents of the study. Questionnaires were used as themain instrument of data collection. However, observation and documentary review were also used. Dataanalysis constituted mean and standard deviation counts. The findings of this study revealed that land conflictsaffect community development negatively. This was reflected by high mean score of 4.052245 and standarddeviation of 0.878964 respectively. The study concludes that land conflict has been and still is affectingcommunities and their development around North Mara Mine in Tarime District through several ways such asviolation of lands rights to local communities, poor education and health services provision, poor infrastructuressuch as transportation, land eviction and land relocation. The study recommends that government should bestrict on the implementation of laws related to compensation whereby mining companies such as that of NorthMara Mine can be accountable to their actions. It is from doing this, unfair compensation can be avoided.

Keywords: LandConflict; community development; Mining.