The national government has a parliament made up of elected representatives from each provincial district, and of one representative for each region. The hundreds of different ethnic groups are actually represented among the government officials. This is what allowed for the emergence of a strong nationalist feeling. Each province has a provincial assembly made up of representatives elected in each district. The election process therefore appears as an important element of the political apparatus, each district having several elected representatives.
Local councillors are often traditional headmen of outstanding ability.
The judicial organization reflects the political organization. At district and national levels, courts abide by British law, with professional magistrates. The community as a whole can be a strong pressure group and constrains forest development. Land tenure Modern laws include the indigenous populations' traditional rights to the land and its resources. In the Constitution, people's rights to land, to their own culture and to self-determination are guaranteed by law.