DODOMA, Nov. 5 -- THE Tanzanian government has said it will prioritise the construction of primary courts in highland areas of Same District, Kilimanjaro Region, to ease access to justice for residents, particularly women with children who face difficulties travelling to lowland areas to access court services.

The commitment was made in Parliament in Dodoma by Deputy Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs Zainab Athuman Katimba, while responding to a question from Special Seats MP Zuena Athumani Bushiri, who sought to know the governments plans to construct courts in the highland divisions of the district.

Ms Katimba said the Government, in collaboration with the Judiciary of Tanzania, was implementing a programme to construct and ...