The study has been designed to investigate the causes and consequence of urban ward migrationrnin Ethiopia, by taking Dukem town as a case study. Furthermore, attempts were made to identifYrnthe causes for migration, investigate factors that facilitate migration and to analysis thernconsequences of migration among the target respondents. The characteristics of the migrantsrnanalyzed were; the volume of urban-ward migration; and assess to the socia-economic problemsrn(such as employment, housing, etc.) faced migrants after arrival. To this end, data were collectedrnji-om a randomly selected sample of 407 respondents using Questionnaire. Focus GrouprnDiscussions and Key informant Interviews were also employed along with survey. The mainrnfindings of the study include: firstly, the principal factor behind urban-ward migration is thernimbalance between urban and rural areas in the level of economic development. Secondly,rnmajorities of the migrants are of rural origin and are dominated by young men and women.rnFinal~y as a result of moving, problems such as shortage of housing, employment and otherrnsocial services have encountered by migrants. To tackle the problem of urban-ward migrationrnand its consequences, it is suggested that integrated rural development at the place of origin andrnincreasing investments are very important. Providing non-agricultural job opportunitiesrnthrough the expansion of small and medium scale enterprise in the rural areas in particular canrnreduce the rural to urban migration substantially.