<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 15, 2007, at 8:54 AM, joseph kihanya wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Even if it can be shown that disclosure of the information would cause substantial harm to a legitimate aim, the information should still be disclosed if the benefits of disclosure outweigh the harm. For example, certain information may be private in nature but at the same time expose high-level corruption within government. The harm to the legitimate aim must be weighed against the public interest in having the information made public. Where the latter is greater, the law should provide for disclosure of the information. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>Who is responsible for determining the "weight" of a disclosure, and whether the legitimate aim is heavier than the public interest? Have we made provision for an ombudsman to make such rulings fron an entirely neutral standpoint?</DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>----------</DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Brian Longwe</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">+254(0) 20 445 2327 - t</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Chief Executive Officer</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">+254(0) 722 518744 - m</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">InHand Limited</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">+254(0) 733 518744 - m</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">M3, Westlands Court,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">+254(0) 20 374 7881 - f</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Westlands Close, Westlands Rd.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">www.inhand.co.ke</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">P.O. Box 30054-00100</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre; font-size: 10px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "> </SPAN></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">SIP: <A href="mailto:30753274@sip.epygi.com">30753274@sip.epygi.com</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; ">Nairobi, Kenya</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>