Dar es Salaam, July 8 -- THE government is contemplating scrapping off registration fees paid by paralegals in a bid to encourage more people volunteer in the legal service and reach many locals at the grassroots.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs, Mr Amon Mpanju, said in a press statement released here on Tuesday by the Ministry's Communication Unit, that scrapping the registration fees would motivate and help more paralegals to reach ordinary people in villages.

"Paralegals should be helped to reach more common people in need of legal services, especially the ones with conflicts, which in turn draw back their income generating activities," read part of the statement.

Mr Mpanju made the remarks whil...