The MINISTER OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Lastly, women were not consulted about this Bill, especially women in the rural areas, and they are the ones who are going to be managed through these courts. Women want to be given a platform to voice their views - not necessarily to discuss them in traditional courts. If I have been beaten by a man who is a chief, I cannot go back to him when he is the one who will be handling the case. If I want to go to the magistrate's court ...]