Overview of Land Registration in
Rwanda
Thierry Hoza Ngoga
LAIS Implementation Manager National Land Centre
OUTLINE
Why land registration? Advantages of Land registration Ways of land registration Systematic Land Registration – Steps Where are we today? Sporadic Land Registration The Way forward after first registration Other useful updates
Why Land Registration? - Background
Vision 2020
National Land Policy - 2004
Organic Land Law - 2005
EDPRS
Why Land Registration?
Land Registration is statutory – OLL art 30
The State guarantees the land ownership – OLL Art 3 – Security of tenure
Establishment of Unique National Land Registry - Policy
To reduce land disputes,
To provide a good foundation for economic growth, all in the interests of all landowners
Ways of land Registration
Systematic Land Registration – Land
Tenure Regularisation
Sporadic registration or registration on demand
The systematic Land Registration
Land tenure regularisation: parcel by parcel and cell
by cell
Estimated 8million parcels of land in Rwanda
Participatory approach with Cell Land Committees
General Boundary principle – using area orthophotos
Supported by GoR, DIFD, SIDA and EU
Steps in Systematic Land Registration
Final Registration and titling
Notification of LTR areas
Demarcation and Adjudication
Training of Committees and Local Information Campaign
Objections and Corrections Period
Claims with objections
Abunzi/Dispute Resolution or other mediation
Claims with no objections
High resolution Area Photograph
Para-Surveyors, Adjudication Committee and neighbours
Demarcation and …
• A claim is recorded in the claim register and fee paid.
• A claim receipt issued
Adjudication
Data Entry (LTRSS) + Map digitisation
Objection and Correction
At cell level Land claimants correct information from the
database Objections to claim can be made
Issuance of land leases and certificate of land registration
Achievments in DB - Where are we today? In all 30 Districts with:
Kigali City and Kirehe district covered in terms of Demarcation – O&C ongoing
874 Cells covered out of 2148 By end of February 2011 4.3millions parcels
demarcated (53%) with less than 1% disputes Target to finish title issuance in Kigali City (June
2011) Target to finish demarcation adjudication and
demarcation in June 2012 Target to finish Issuance by December 2013
LEGAL
Condominium law passed by Parliament Valuation law passed by Parliament Survey law passed by Cabinet
Procedures
Acte de Vente made in front of the Registrar removed from procedures in property transfer
Conditions of acceptance elaborated Construction permit and urban planning unit
in Kigali City is in place District Land Officer took oath as Notaries for
all land related maters LAIS in place - functional
Other useful update National Land Use and Development Master Plan
approved by Cabinet on 19th January 2011
Other useful update (Con’t) Existing land records in Kigali City indexed (LAA)
Way-forward after first registration Land Administration Information System (LAIS) –
Maintenance
A digital land Registration system based on systems and procedures which are:
simple;
transparent;
quick;
cost efficient;
responsive to customer requirements
LAIS System Concept
Client
Sealing(dep)
Registrar
LTRSS
LAIS
GIS UPI
UPI
Signing
Offering Acceptance
Responsibility of DLO
GIS
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ORIGINAL
DUPLICATE
Main Structure LAIS
Main Workflow – Role based
How does it work in practice???
Data already in the database
5 thousands land parcels
Flexibility of the system
- Process divided in specific Process steps
- Role and location based authorizations
- Based on codes which are easy to change,
information will be showed on Certificate or
only by Inquiry
- Digital Registry;
- Can accommodate Cadastral information
Thank you!
Any Questions?
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