THE Ministry of Justice has struggled to explain why it fails to compensate people from cases dating as far back as 1986, when some recent claimants have received their compensations. The Public Accounts Committee yesterday tasked Ministry of Justice PS Vivian Chikoti to explain how people who received their compensations were selected. The Auditor General’s report for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 revealed that as at January 1, 2023, the outstanding balance for compensation and awards was K3,316,260,380. The report also revealed that new claims in amounts totalling K623,841,923 were made during the period under review, further increasing the Ministry’s liabilities to K3,940,102,304. Further, the report noted that the ministry was funded and paid amounts totalling K497,333,932 towards...