MELAKU ALEYA2026-02-162023-10https://etd.hu.edu.et/handle/123456789/812First and foremost, I want to give praise and thanks to the All-Powerful God for allowing me the stamina to begin and finish my study. I would also like to express my gratitude to Hawassa University's faculty of governance and law for offering this opportunity. My sincere gratitude and appreciation is extended to my advisor, Addiswork Tilahun (PhD), for her unending support and unwavering dedication as well as for providing me with invaluable intellectual and academic guidance. She continuously encouraged me, provided care and critical feedback, supported my heartily supervision, and made encouraging comments from the beginning of the proposal to the conclusion of this thesis in its current form. I am therefore eternally grateful to her for her unwavering support. My sincere gratitude also goes to Dr. Danieal Behailu for his priceless, insightful, constructive criticism and comments throughout the proposal presentation. In addition, I'd like to extend my sincere gratitude to the Gurage Zone Butajera Area High Court for giving me this opportunity and for providing the funding and materials I needed to complete this thesis. I just want to express my gratitude to you, my friends and coworkers, for your financial and moral support. I also want to express my sincere gratitude to Gurage Zone, Meskan Woreda, South Sodo Woreda, interview subjects, and SNNPRS pertinent bureaus for supplying me with all the information and data I required. Last but not least, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my beloved wife Kidest Demisa and my lovely mother, Mrs. Karya Mohammed, for their unending support and fulfillment of all obligations. I would also like to thank my lovely children, Nataniyme, Ruhama, and Yadonays Melaku, for their all- encompassing assistance and concern for my side of each journey in relation to God.Thank YouMighty God!Thesis