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The majority of rural Rwandans are dependent on land for their livelihoods. Recognizing the critical nature of land to peace, stability, and economic development, Rwanda began implementing the Land Tenure Regularisation Process (LTRP) in 2008. While the Rwanda government has made highly commendable efforts in implementing the LTRP, some challenges have been faced, including a challenge whereby landowners only came to learn about the requirement of paying land lease at the time of collecting the Ownership Documents. Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development made a decision to launch a quick study that would establish the facts on the ground, by providing evidence based data to policy makers, local leaders and the population through reliable data and public awareness. This study was conducted as an effort to gauge the accuracy and legitimacy of people?s concerns in relation to the impact of land taxation on their livelihood. The main study findings revealed that, most popular concerns are based on lack of proper information for both the population and responsible personnel for land registration.
