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ZANZIBAR LAW SOCIETY
The statutory Bar Association of Zanzibar representing, promoting and protecting the interests and professional excellence of Advocates.
1,500+Registered Advocates
26+Years of Excellence
1,000+CLE Trainings Delivered
StrongMember Support
Our Mission
Vision
ZLS seeks to be a strong, forward-thinking institution that leads on the role of law and lawyers in society — connecting professional excellence with public confidence, capable justice institutions and a profession able to respond to Zanzibar’s changing legal, social and economic needs.
Mission
To represent, advance and defend the interests of the legal profession and the public, combining member services, CLE and CPD, institutional and law-firm upscaling, professional standards, policy dialogue, legal information and collaboration on access to justice across Unguja and Pemba.
Public Legal Aid & Access to Justice
ZLS Citizen Legal Aid Desk
Ensuring access to justice for all residents across Zanzibar.
Mama Samia Desk
Unguja & Pemba
- Free representation for qualifying low-income civil matters
- Kadhi Court, family, and succession mediation
- Land and property boundary dispute legal counsel
Accredited Practice Directory
Featured Law Firms & Chambers
Verified practicing law firms and corporate chambers in Zanzibar.
Member Services & Representation
Representing, protecting and assisting members of the legal profession in matters relating to their conditions of practice and welfare.
Member support & advisory
Practice representation
Welfare & professional protection
Membership engagement
Regional & International Partnerships
Promoting Zanzibari advocates' engagement beyond Zanzibar, and maintaining active membership in the East Africa Law Society (EALS) and the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).
Regional collaboration
International linkages
Knowledge exchange
Global advocacy
Governance & Institutional Strengthening
Strengthening ZLS's own governance instruments, Secretariat systems and financial sustainability, as set out in the Strategic Plan 2026-2028.
Governance & compliance
Institutional systems
Financial sustainability
Transparency & accountability
Advocacy & Rule of Law
Upholding the Constitution of Zanzibar and advancing constitutionalism, justice and the rule of law.
Constitutional advocacy
Rule of law promotion
Justice sector reform
Legal awareness
Jambia Jambia
President
Fedson Musibah
Vice President
Juma Rashid
Treasurer
Mufida Salum
Council Member
Alphonce Gura
Council Member
Zena Mohammed
Council Member
Barnabas Nyalusi
Council Member
Asia Khamis
Council Member
Shabani S. Mwangoda
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
