People from Bvumbwe, Thukuta, Chimaliro and Khonjeni in Thyolo should brace for more years of covering long distances to access justice at the district magistrate court since government has not included construction and rehabilitation of dilapidated lower courts in the areas until 2025.

Officials from the Judiciary appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament Tuesday afternoon, where they were interrogated on a number of audit queries raised by the Auditor General in an Audit Report on management of public funds, covering the 2016 2017 financial year.