Browsing by Author "Mahonge, Christopher Paul"

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Implications of institutional interplay on land management: A case of traditional land tenure and formal laws in the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-03) Malisa, Emmanuel Timothy; Mahonge, Christopher Paul
Despite land management efforts since colonial times in the Uluguru Mountains, land degradation persists. Formal land laws and traditional land tenure system were examined to show the implications of formal and informal institutional interplay on land management. Participatory rural appraisal and interviews were employed to collect data. Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used for qualitative and quantitative data respectively. The study brings to light multi-faceted institutional interactions demonstrated by interplay between formal land laws and the traditional land tenure system, with each type of institutions influencing the other. Predominant form of land tenure regime in the Uluguru Mountains is individual land property. In precolonial, colonial and the immediate post-independence eras, clan-based land tenure regime and interinstitutional conflict dominated. Individual land property can enhance land management as it can enhance land security. However, it does not guarantee conservation of farmland water sources. Arguably, the implications of land tenure regimes on land management are not adequately explained by the property rights theory as the theory rejects rationalities other than that of maximizing individual utility, which is contrary to the study findings. There is a need for forming/strengthening institutions for regulating water sources in individually owned farmland.
Resource governance using a hybrid institution in Momba district tanzania: a process approach
(2021-08) Mahonge, Christopher Paul; Nsenga, Justus Vincent; Itani, Juichi; Kurosaki, Ryugo
Natural resource governance fragmentation across scales can inhibit coordinated action and reduce innovation capacity. The presence of bridging actors who connect relevant stakeholder inside governance networks can aid in the resolution of this problem. In this regard, community organization is crucial for effective resource governance. Within the framework of community-based approaches, and using a case study, this study explores the use of a hybrid institution to organize resource governance in Mfuto village in Momba district, Tanzania. The authors use hierarchical and co-governance modes of interactive governance theory to guide the process of data analysis. By applying content and thematic analyses, our observation suggests that building the capacity of the institution and linking it to the wider range of stakeholders are essential steps towards the attainment of anticipated outcomes. Following this, the study highlights four salient steps of an inverted pyramid model (IPM) and are derived from the resource governance initiatives. The study’s implications and limitations as well as future research directions are presented in the concluding section of the study.
The functionality of health facility governing committees and their associated factors in selected primary health facilities implementing direct health facility financing in Tanzania: a mixed‐method study
(Wiley, 2022-03-22) Kesale, Anosisye Mwandulusya; Mahonge, Christopher Paul; Muhanga, Mikidadi
Background: In Lower and Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs), decentralization has dominated the agenda for reforming the organization of service delivery (LMICs). The fiscal decentralization challenge is a hard one for decentralization. As they strive to make decisions and use health facility funding, primary healthcare facilities encounter the obstacles of fiscal decentralization. LMICs are currently implementing fiscal decentralization reforms to empower health facilities and their Health Facility Governing Committees (HFGCs) to improve service delivery. Given the scarcity of systematic evidence on the impact of fiscal decentralization, this study examined the functionality of HFGCs and their associated factors in primary healthcare facilities in Tanzania that were implementing fiscal decentralization through Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF). Methods: To collect both qualitative and quantitative data, a cross‐sectional approach was used. The research was carried out in 32 primary healthcare facilities in Tanzania that were implementing the DHFF. A multistage sample approach was utilized to pick 280 respondents, using both probability and nonprobability sampling procedures. A structured questionnaire, in‐depth interviews, and focus group discussions were used to gather data. The functionality of HFGCs was determined using descriptive analysis, and associated factors for the functioning of HFGCs were determined using binary logistic regression. Thematic analysis was used to do qualitative research. Result: HFGC functionality under DHFF has been found to be good by 78.57%. Specifically, HFGCs have been found to have good functionality in mobilizing communities to join Community Health Funds 87.14%, participating in the procurement process 85%, discussing community health challenges 81.43% and planning and budgeting 80%. The functionality of HFGCs has been found to be associated with the planning and budgeting aspects p value of 0.0011, procurement aspects p value 0.0331, availability of information reports p value 0.0007 and Contesting for HFGC position p value 0.0187. Conclusion: The study found that fiscal decentralization via DHFF increases the functionality of HFGCs significantly. As a result, the report proposes that more effort be placed into making financial resources available to health facilities.