Abstract:
In developing countries like Ethiopia rural-urban migration is an image that distresses
development in both urban and rural areas. This study aimed to examine Socio Economic effect
of Rural-Urban migration: The case of Nekemt town. A total of 155 participants in the study
were selected by purposively.In purposive sampling method, the researcher proposes the sample
with a purpose in mind and selects the best respondent by his judgment to get relevant
information. .In order to attain the proposed objectives instruments like questionnaire, key
informants interview and FGDs were employed. To analyze the collected data both quantitative
and qualitative methods were used. More specifically, quantitative data analyzed by using
Regression and correlation analysis with the help of the software Statistical Package for Social
Sciences version 26 and whereas the qualitative data analyzed by narration (discussion).In
Nekemt town the price of everything is increased from time to time as the number of rural-urban
migrants increased in the town. According to the finding informal sector is expanded in Nekemt
town. Street vendor is become common in this town. Street vendors affect both life of the society
because the trader sells contraband material with low price. Other traders those trade legally
and pay tax for government affect by this illegal trade. The other one is commercial sex is
expanded in this town. Most of the women those participated in commercial sex are rural
migrants. Crime was highly expanded in Nekemt town. Most of these crimes are committed by
rural-urban migrants. As the number of migrants increased the number of unemployment’s also
increased. Unemployment may lead youth to commit crime to survive the life.In this town the
number of urban population is increased as the number of rural urban migrants increased.
There was scarcity of social service because of rural-urban migrants increased in this town.To
solve the problemGovernments and other private sectors should create awareness among
societies to minimize the number of rural-urban migration in the study area.Migrants should
create new job in rural area rather than migrate in to this town. If they create job by expanding
irrigation in rural area they may get better income than that they can get in the
town.Government must ensure rural development policy to modernize agricultural activities that
change the life of rural residents.
