choice. The Legal Aid Act also provides for the Legal Aid Programme envisaged under in terms of the Constitution38. Administrative Measures 7.3. Further to the structure of the judiciary system as presented in the previous report, the Constitution has also established the Constitutional court, which deals with constitutional matters and this enhances the right to be heard. Since 2013, the Government of Zimbabwe has decentralised the Legal Aid facility to all the 10 provinces of the country39 and the decentralisation to district level is still work in progress. 7.4. As noted in previous articles and in addition to the formal court system, the establishment of the ZHRC, NPA, ZACC and other Commissions has widened the domestic complaints mechanisms thereby reinforcing the right to be heard. 7.5. A National Legal assistance for children Strategy has been developed by Government with the support of developmental partners. The strategy is aimed at supporting children who come into contact with the law, for whatever reason, to receive legal assistance that enables them to actively participate in the justice process and to seek the most just and rights based outcome. 7.6. The Government also adopted the Victim Friendly Court system for the protection of vulnerable witnesses and the system also caters for children in conflict with the law. Judicial Measures 7.7. The Constitutional Court had the occasion to reiterate the principle of impartiality in the case of S v Konson40. In that case the apex 38 Section 31 39 Recommendation 29m 40 CC7/15 Page | 24

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