Hi Listers,<br><br>In response to Grace's question:<br>'Freedom of Information' means the right of the public to access records or information under the custody or control of a public body.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Listers</font></font></span></p>
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<p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>We continue with the e-discussion on <b><i>Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa</i></b><i>, </i>a study conducted by International Records Management Trust (IRMT) and supported by IDRC, a study that covered five Eastern African Countries namely Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. </span><span></span></font></font></p>
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<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Today, we get into the final theme of the study<b>: Freedom of Information and Records Management. </b>Under this theme, three issues were identified. They are:</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Misconception of FOI in East Africa</font></font></span></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Inconsistence between Acts of Parliament</span><span></span></font></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Implications of government Record Keeping for freedom of information</span><span></span></font></font></p>
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<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Our focus today is on the first issue: <b>Misconception of FOI in East Africa.</b></font></font></span></p>
<p><u><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Consider this: </font></font></span></u></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">What does the term ‘Freedom of Information’ mean?</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">What misconceptions are there relating to this term?</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">What law(s) in Kenya and other East African countries, if any, govern Freedom of Information?</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">What steps have governments taken to ensure that a freedom of information law is passed?</font></font></span></p>
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<p><b><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Question</font></font></span></b></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Are there factors that have caused lack of enthusiasm?</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Lets hear it from you.</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Rgds</font></font></span></p>
<p><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Grace</font></font></span></p>
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