Dar es Salaam, March 11 -- TABORA: TABORA Regional Adminstrative Secretary Dr John Mboya has urged the Government Chemist Laboratory Authority (GCLA) to establish a forensic laboratory in the region to facilitate faster processing of evidence and eliminate the need to transport samples over long distances.

Speaking during a meeting with criminal justice stakeholders, including police officers, magistrates, prosecutors, social welfare officers and district medical officers, Dr Mboya underscored the importance of having a local laboratory to support forensic investigations.

Currently, authorities rely on laboratories in Dodoma and Mwanza, which delays evidence processing and prolongs legal proceedings.

He noted that many criminal cases r...