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@KenyasOmbudsman
Sep 15, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
This year's International Day of Universal Access to Information will be celebrated on September 28. Image
This year’s celebration will focus on the RTI in times of crisis and on the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information to save lives,
build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow
Parliament in September 2016 enacted a law that gave effect to Article 35 of the Constitution that guarantees every citizen a right of access to information #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow
The Access to Information Act, 2016 provides a framework for citizens to access information and for government (and certain private bodies) to facilitate access #AccessToInfoDay #AccessToInfoKE #RightToKnow

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The Commission on Friday, April 14, 2023, hosted the members of the Sectoral Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Cohesion Committee of the @MeruAssembly chaired by Hon. Gacheri Muthuru. ImageImageImage
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