Survey Questionnaire
To be filled by Household Heads of evicted farmers of Lume and ATJK woredas
Dear Respondents,
The purpose of this questionnaire is to collect data that help to identify the impact of land
expropriation in the two woredas.
I. Household Information
1. Name: ___________________ Telephone No. ___________________ (Optional)
2. Woreda: ____________ Kebele:_____________
3. Household’s Head Sex: 1. .Male 2. Female
4. Household’s Head age (Years) 1. Less than 30 2. 31-45 3. 46-60 4. Greater than 61
5. What is your current marital status?
1. Married 2. Divorced 3. Separated 4. Widowed 5. Single
6. Household size 1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four 5. Five and more
7. What is the highest Level of Education you have completed?
1. Illiterate 2. Elementary /Grade 1-8 3. Secondary/Grade 9-12
4. diploma/Vocational training 5. University 6. Other (specify) ___________
II. Household Economic Characteristics
8. What is the main source of income for the household before expropriation?
1. Income from farming 2. Income from off farm activities 3. 1 and 2
4. Remittance from family member 4. Other, specify ____________
9. What is the main source of income for the household after expropriation?
1. Income from farming 2. Income from off farm activities 3. 1 and 2
4. Remittance from family member 5. Use of own saving 6. Other, specify ________
10. Number of employed household members before expropriation --------------------
11. Number of employed household members after expropriation ---------------------
12. Number of employed household members in the investment site ------------------
III. Expropriation, Valuation and Compensation
13. How did you acquire that land?
1. Inheritance from parents 2. Donation from parents 3. Purchase
4. By marriage (transfer from spouse) 5. Rent from kebele 6. Other, specify_____
14. What was the total area of land expropriated in hectare? --------------------------
15. What was the plot used for?
1. Residential 2. Agriculture 3. Mixed use 4. Other_______
16. Is land certification applicable in your area? 1. Yes 2. No
17. Did you know the rules and regulations of expropriation and compensation? 1. Yes 2. No
18. Have you ever participated in public consultation meetings before eviction? 1. Yes 2. No
19. Did you think your land was taken away for public purpose? 1. Yes 2. No
20. For what purpose it was taken?
1. Public investment projects 2. Private Agri. investment 3. Town expansion
4. Road and/or utilities construction 5. Other, specify _____________
21. Have you received compensation for the expropriated property? 1. Yes 2. No
22. If you received compensation, what type of compensation did you receive?
1. Money 2. Substitute land 3. 1&2 4. Other ------
23. Have you received compensation for other damages? 1. Yes 2. No
24. If yes for question 24, for which of other damages you were compensated?
1. Loss of social amenities 2. Loss of social bondage 3. Location advantage
4. Cost of relocation 5. Other, specify ______________________
25. What is your opinion on the fairness of the type or/and amount of compensation?
1. Not fair at all 2. Not fair 3. Acceptable
4. Fair 5. Much more fair 6. Un-known
26. If you did not received compensation, what are the reasons?
1. Dissatisfied with the amount 2. Complaints on valuation methods
3. Delay of compensation payment 4. Untitled land/property ownership
5. Self (Owen) Development 6. Other, specify ____________
27. Do you know how that compensation was calculated? 1. Yes 2. No 3. I don’t remember
28. Do you know who determine the amount of compensation? 1. Yes 2. No
29. What factors were considered for valuing the property?
1. Inventory of assets 2. Market value of the assets 3. Land size
4. Location of the property 5. Other, specify ________________
30. Have you reported/appealed any of your complaints to expropriating body/court? 1. Yes 2. No
31. If yes, for which of the following reasons you appealed to the concerned? (Circle all that apply)
1. Valuation method 2. Amount of compensation 3. Delay of compensation
4. Time given for eviction 5. 2 and 3 6. 2 and 4 7. Other ------------
32. Have you satisfied with the response/decision? 1. Yes 2. No
IV. Resettlement and Rehabilitation
33. Have you participated in the planning and implementation process of resettlement program?
1. Yes 2. No
34. Was this house/land obtained through resettlement program? 1. Yes 2. No
35. What is your level of satisfaction with the place of resettlement?
1. Not satisfied at all 2. Not satisfied 3. Acceptable
4. Satisfied 5. Very Satisfied 6. Un-known
36. Did you receive any rehabilitation assistance? 1. Yes 2. No 3. I don’t remember
37. If yes, what kind of rehabilitation assistance did you receive?
1. Trainings about (__Micro-enterprise, __Vocational training, __ financial management, etc)
2. Provision of Market place 3. Access to working capital
4. Other, please specify ___________
38. How do you evaluate the availability of services now compared with before expropriation?
Evaluation
S.N Availability of Services
better the same worse Too difficult
38 Social Services
A
Health
Education
Recreation
38B Access to utilities
Clean water
Electricity
Telecom
38C Access to sanitation facilities
38 Access to market place
D
38E Distance to market
38F Access to transportation
39. Has your HH received any type of support for livelihood restoration from Governmental or/and
Non-governmental Organizations? 1. Yes 2. No
40. What is your level of satisfaction with the support for livelihood stability?
1. Not satisfied at all 2. Not satisfied 3. Acceptable
4. Satisfied 5. Very Satisfied 6. Un-known
41. What is you view about the process of expropriation, compensation and resettlement mechanism?
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2. Semi-Structured Interview for Key Government informants
1. How long have you been working in this office? What are the primary responsibilities of
your office and what are the responsibilities of your position?
2. Expropriation –When the government has taken land in this area, what have been the
primary reasons? What are the steps followed to take land for such purposes?
3. Have you conducted a base line survey for households before expropriation? Have you
conducted a follow up survey for households after expropriation?
4. Has public consultation been conducted before expropriation? What was the reflection
from the inhabitants?
5. How and who calculates compensation? Have you ever been involved in the process of
taking or valuation? What can people do if they are not satisfied with the proposed
compensation?
6. Do you have resettlement action plan for the expropriated households? After land has
been expropriated, what rehabilitation assistance is made available?
7. Do you think the social dimension is given equal emphasis like that of economic
dimension during expropriation?
8. How are you treating individuals/group having complaints regarding the process of
expropriation, valuation and compensation?
9. What is your view regarding the process of expropriation, valuation, compensation,
resettlement and rehabilitation practices of Oromia region? What major problems you
faced in the process? What was your action?
