The Access to Justice Department was established in 2014 by the Prime Minister’s order No 40/03 of25/04/2014 determining the mission, functions, organizational structure and summary of job positions of the Ministry of Justice/ Office of the Attorney General.

Team

The Department is composed by one hundred (100) Staff: 

• Head of Department/Principal State Attorney (1)
• Community Justice Analyst/Senior State Attorney (1)
• The Director of Access to Justice Unit(1)
• The Director of Public Legal Aid Unit/State Attorney (1)
• Judgement execution and public Legal Aid Specialists (2)
• Notary Specialist(1)
• Abandoned property management specialist(1)
• District MAJ Coordinators (30)
• MAJ Assistant(60)
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer(1)
• Administrative Assistant( 1)

Responsibilities  

The department deals with the provision of the public legal aid, the coordination of Access to justice services as well as the management of abandoned properties.

In line with the provision of public legal aid and coordination of Access to Justice, the department ensures proper coordination and provision of Legal aid services at central and local levels. It also ensures proper functioning of Abunzi Committees, Maison d’Accès à la Justice (MAJ) and coordinate the execution of enforcement orders and notary services. 

In line with the management of abandoned properties, the department ensures proper coordination, monitoring and oversight of management of abandoned property and provides technical advice to the abandoned property management committees.