[kictanet] US and OpenData vs Kenyan Situation

[John Kariuki]

Walu,Listners,
Just a reminder  that access to information is enshrined in Article 35 of our Constitution and is therefore unlikely to go anywhere soon.However,in my view, there is need for legislation to create an institutional framework in order to facilitate the realisation of that Right hence the need for Freedom of Information Act.

John Kariuki


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 From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
To: ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk 
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Friday, 10 May 2013, 11:51
Subject: [kictanet] US and OpenData vs Kenyan Situation
 


Just wondering,

In the likely departure of both PS Ndemo and CEO Paul Kukubo, I wonder how much TTL (time to live) there is for our  https://opendata.go.ke/ initiative. 

Contrast below:
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Today, as he heads to Austin, Texas, for a Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing historic steps to make government-held data more accessible 
to the public and to entrepreneurs and others as fuel for innovation and economic growth. The Executive Order declares that information is a 
valuable resource and strategic asset for the Nation. We couldn’t agree 
more.

http://wh.gov/J5tb

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walu.

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