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Figure iii: Common Disputes in the Community2.3.2 Choice of Institutions for Dispute ResolutionMost respondents in all districts preferred reporting land disputesto traditional leaders followed by Local Councils and lastlymagistrates’ courts. The main reason for going to traditionalcourts was the fact that they are cheaper and had betterknowledge of the land boundaries compared to other courts.Communities however concurred that the magistrates’ courtsthough corrupt and slow tend to be respected by the conflictingparties in a sense that whenever they pass a judgment, it isnormally consented to by the conflicting parties. The LCs werehailed for their fairness in passing judgment. Figure iv illustratesrespondents’ feelings of their preference for the different justicedelivery institutions in the community.14Milestones towards the Integration of Informal Justice Mechanisms into the Formal System
Much as the traditional leaders were hailed for being fast andcheap, the magistrates’ courts were blamed for doing theopposite hence expensive and slow.Figure iv: Choice of Conflict Resolution Institutions byDistrictDecember 2010 15
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