A Land Administration Model Based on Blockchain Technology
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Date
2023Author
Karuntimi, Timothy K
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ThesisLanguage
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To a large extent, land administration in Kenya is paper based, there are millions of paperbased
land records at the various land registries across the country. The provision of services
to citizens has progressively declined due to accumulation of unmanageable huge volume of
paper based records. In this era of digital transformation and ongoing calls for citizen-centered
services, this scenario is untenable. Traditional database management systems do not guarantee
data integrity as they are still prone to manipulation. The overall objective of this study was to
review and analyse the application of blockchain technology and develop an immutable land
administration model based on blockchain technology. The specific objectives of this research
were to review and analyse literature on the application of Blockchain Technology for land
administration, to analyse Smart contracts as key components of the Blockchain technology
applicable to the land administration, to design, develop and simulate an immutable Land
administration solution based on Blockchain technology and to evaluate the prototype
developed for purposes of analysing its efficacy. The study adopted Design Science Research
Methodology (DSRM) to guide the research and development of the proposed prototype. The
study reveals that leveraging on blockchain which is a distributed ledger has the potential to
resolve the key issues affecting the trust levels of land administration systems. The study
identified the issues limiting the trust levels of land administration systems as lack of data
integrity, transparency, verifiability and traceability in land processes. The study concludes that
incorporation of blockchain technology presents itself as a crucial and invaluable solution
necessary to increase the degree of trust in land management systems. Blockchain's intrinsic
qualities: transparency and immutability, address persistent issues like fraud and data
manipulation, promoting a more dependable and secure land register. However, in order to
fully utilize blockchain, business process reengineering must be prioritized at the same time.
Gaining maximum productivity from blockchain requires streamlining and getting rid of
redundant operations. To ensure the effective assimilation of blockchain technology in land
administration, a strong legislative framework that governs and allows the use of developing
technologies is also necessary. This framework should guarantee legal clarity, accountability,
and standard compliance in addition to offering a basis for the deployment of blockchain
technology among other emerging technologies.
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University of Nairobi
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