[kictanet] Access to Information Bill makes quiet progress

[Barrack Otieno]

 In Summary

   - Whereas governments are entitled to secrets, most developing
   democracies abuse this privilege to declare anything and everything a
   ‘state secret’ in order to suppress, control or simply misinform the
   citizenry.
   - But more importantly, rather than just releasing historical
   information, the Bill empowers any citizen to request any contemporary
   information held by state and private entities and expect a response within
   three weeks.



http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2969520/-/xlyx8tz/-/index.html

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Barrack O. Otieno
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