Bill on Legal Aid Provision in offing

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Bill on Legal Aid Provision in offing
IPPmedia
The long-awaited Legal Aid Provision Bill is in its final stage and due to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in the near future. Justice and Constitution Affairs Deputy Minister Angela Kairuki made the announcement while addressing a media ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

IPPmedia

26 Mar

How Zanzibar's 'Vakil' supplements legal aid provision

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How Zanzibar's 'Vakil' supplements legal aid provision
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For most of us Vakil is an unfamiliar terminology, but it signifies semi-qualified lawyers operating in Zanzibar. Of course, they are not so common in the country's legal fraternity, but their presence on the Isles is increasingly becoming important, especially at ...

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

07 Jun

Regional Electronic Bill in the offing …House grants Hon Dr. James Ndahiro leave to introduce Private Members Bill

East African Legislative Assembly
East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, June 5, 2014: At the just ended Sixth meeting of the 2nd Session, EALA has granted Hon Dr James Ndahiro leave to introduce a Private Members’ Bill on Electronic transactions. The Bill is known as the EAC Electronic Transactions Bill, 2014. The object of this Bill is to make provision for the use, security, facilitation and regulation of electronic communications and transactions, to encourage the use of...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

18 Apr

Blowers Protection Bill in the offing

Blowers Protection Bill in the offing
Daily News
THE government is drafting Whistle Blowers Protection Bill aimed at providing a mechanism to investigate alleged corruption and misuse of power by public servants. The Bill shall also protect anyone who exposes alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, ...

 

11 years ago

StarAfrica.Com

09 Jun

Regional Electronic Bill in the offing

Regional Electronic Bill in the offing
StarAfrica.com
ARUSHA, Tanzania, 6 June 2014 / PRNewswire Africa / – At the just ended Sixth meeting of the 2nd Session, EALA has granted Hon Dr James Ndahiro leave to introduce a Private Members' Bill on Electronic transactions. The Bill is known as the EAC ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

12 Dec

Detained minors get little legal aid

Detained minors get little legal aid
Daily News
LACK of legal representation for children in conflict with the law has been noted as a major gap in the justice system in the country, according to a new report by Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC). The report, dubbed "Legal Aid Programme for Children in ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Mar

5,000 get free legal aid

>Over 5,000 people in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region have benefited from legal services offered by a human and child rights centre based in the region called Kwieco.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

14 Jul

Plans afoot to establish legal aid helpline

Plans afoot to establish legal aid helpline
Daily News
PLANS are underway to establish a national legal aid helpline services to avail the majority of Tanzanians, especially those in rural areas, with legal aid services. Coordinator of Legal Aid Secretariat (LAS), Daniel Naftal made the revelation in Dar es Salaam ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

22 Aug

Judge wants more legal aid providers to go to rural areas

Judge wants more legal aid providers to go to rural areas
Daily News
LEGAL Aid providers have been urged to extend their services to rural areas where many people suffer from lack of the service to ensure all people enjoy justice at the court of law. Principal Judge, Justice Shaaban Ally Lila, told a Legal Aid Provision ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Apr

Polygamy legal in Kenya after Bill signed into law

>A law allowing men in Kenya to marry as many women as they want has been signed into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta, despite criticism from women’s groups. A statement from the presidency confirmed that the Bill, which it said “consolidates various laws relating to marriage”, had been signed into law.

 

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