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[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Dear Alex,
You completely misunderstood my words.  Mr. Theuri was not seeking for
information.  He already has information that seems to implicate the
Government.  Even with FOI I will not produce that which I do not have.

Asante.


Regards


Ndemo.


> --- bitange at jambo.co.ke wrote:
>
>> Dear Mr. Theuri,
>> Whereas you may be having more information than we
>> do, it may be prudent
>> for you to spill out the beans for the world to
>> know.  It is pointless to
>> implicate the Government if you cannot substantiate
>> your claims.
>>
>
> Dear Dr. Ndemo, this is anti Freedom of Information
> and Expression, reminiscent of dark KANU days "Mtu
> ingine inasemasema serikali ...."
>
> "A basic principle behind most freedom of information
> legislation is that the burden of proof falls on the
> body asked for information, not the person asking for
> it. The requester does not usually have to give an
> explanation for their request, but if the information
> is not disclosed a valid reason has to be given."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act
>
> The onus is on the government to prove propriety in
> their action, NOT to ask the person seeking the
> information to substantiate, given the vast government
> machinery and that whatever government "disclosure" is
> made is usually inspected for "correctness".
>
> I fear the government will continue treating individul
> citizen's request for information like "responding to
> a mosquito bite with a canon fire."
>
> We need FOIA that compels every PS to disclose, not to
> suppress citizen's access to information right.
>
>
>
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