People who have sustained accident injuries have the right to compensation even if the accident occurred up to three years ago.
The right to claim compensation was clarified yesterday in the
House by Minister for Justice and Constitution Affair Asha-Rose Migiro.
Addressing the legislators in Dodoma, she said in Tanzania, the law
of torts provides room for a victim to file a civil case for
compensation “...even if the accident occurred three years ago,” she
said.
This was in response to a question by Silvestry Koka, MP for Kibaha
Town constituency who wanted to know the legal procedure to be followed
by parties to an accident and the timeframe within which the matter
would be settled.
Earlier, when responding to a principal question, Pereira Silima,
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, explained that the legal procedures of
offenses related to road safety, are the same as those of other
criminal offenses.
The deputy minister said the Traffic Ordnance Act chapter 168 (R.E
2002) and the Penal Code Act chapter 20 (R.E 2002) stipulate procedures
to be followed by both parties of an accident.
“The insurance companies are the ones responsible to settle the
damages depending on the nature and severity of the accident, the
company’s policies and whether the accident involved property damage or
injuries, or both," Silima said.
She also pointed out that the legislation sets 60 days for
investigations and court proceedings to be handled except for murder
case, treason, forgery and economic sabotage. SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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