Coastal Community and Land Resources, a Case Study of Kiwengwa Coastal Village –Zanzibar Tanzania

Up until the 1980s, Zanzibar had a monoculture economy based on cloves. As a result of falling of world clove prices and a decline in local production. However, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ) rushed to diversify the island’s economy, making investments in several other sectors, including tourism. Beach tourism is the most prominent type of tourism in Zanzibar (of which most development is in Unguja Island) and new tourism developments are springing up rapidly. Kiwengwa is among the first coastal areas for tourism development attracted many foreign investors. It is 25km from Stone town, with long white beach. It consists of small three villages Kiwengwa Kairo, KiumbaUrembo and Gulioni, with population of about 2,800 people. This Study looks on the existing issues facing local communities especially in coastal areas on negotiating land sale. Despite of increasing number of investments and Growth Domestic Production (GDP) tourism created social conflicts and environmental problems. Only few individuals who have benefited from land sale to investors but most of the times land negotiations practices are facilitated by middle men and do not benefit the actual land owners. There are some legal instruments which are outdated but also they are not well-known to many local communities who fail to comply with prope