ABSTRACT
Legal and institutional gaps continue to shape the challenges of land access by foreign investors in Tanzania within the framework of the national land bank system. Despite of the ongoing reforms to attract foreign investment there are persistent weaknesses that hinder transparency, accountability and equitable land allocation. The doctrinal legal research approach will be applied in the study as to analyses statutory provisions, policy documents, and case law governing land administration and foreign direct investment in Tanzania. The findings reveal inconsistencies between land governance and investment laws, weak institutional coordination, and insufficient safeguards for community land rights. Whereof the current land bank framework requires a comprehensive reform to align Tanzania’s development objectives with constitutional principles of equity and sustainable land use. And the recommendations will be given as to include the legislative harmonization, institutional restructuring, and the establishment of a transparent, equitable, and coherent legal framework for land access by foreign investors.
Keywords: Land Access; Land Banks; Foreign Investment; Legal Reform; Land Law; Investment Policy.