Parliament Calls For Contributions To The Right To
Information Bill
The Parliamentary Committee on
Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is inviting memoranda and
contributions to the Right to Information (RTI) Bill in order to build
consensus and enhance its work.
This comes on the heels of a 10-day
ultimatum given to the government during a coordinated
campaign for the speedy passage of the Bill by the Right to Information
Coalition (RTIC). The campaign yielded some results as the bill was okayed by
cabinet and sent to parliament.
A release dated 4th April 2018
signed by Acting Director of the Public Affairs Department, Kate Addo, said
that the RTI Bill was referred to the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs during the first meeting of the second session of
Parliament.
The said memoranda are to be addressed to
the committee and should reach Parliament not later than Friday 13th April 2018 via akua.parliament@gmail.com .
The Right to Information Bill seeks to give
right and access to official information held by public institutions and
private entities which perform public functions with public funds. The Bill was
introduced to parliament in 1999 under the former President, Jerry John
Rawlings. The draft bill was reviewed in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
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