/FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM Subject: [ke-internetusers] Next week, Freedom of Information law discussions To: ke-users <ke-internetusers@bdix.net> Folks, There's a proposed law called "Freedom of Information" and a Bill has been prepared to that effect. I understand this law will repeal archaic "Sirikali" (Official Secrets Act) and armed with it, you can demand information you need from government and it will be criminal for civil servants to deny you the information! To help us understand the need for this law, its genesis, the implications, how it affects us and what its means for Civil Servants, government and companies, Chris Gitari and Peter Gitonga both of ICJ-Kenya <http://www.icj-kenya.org> have agreed to lead an FOI discussion here next week. They are the experts so they will co-moderate the session as lay me from over here deep down the trenches contributes by asking questions like you;) It is proposed be a 5-day discussion from Monday 2nd February to Friday 6th as follows: Day 1 (Mon) - DEFINING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & THE PURPOSE OF A FOI BILL Day 2 (Tue) - THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION & ACCESSING OF INFORMATION Day 3 (Wed) - APPEALS, OFFENCES, PENALTIES & MISCELLANEOUS Day 4 (Thur) - CASE STUDIES Day 5 (Fri) - HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FREEDOM OF CAMPAIGN So prepare yourselves to find out about Freedom of Information (aka FOI) next week and we all ask them as many question as we can. Feel free to invite others to subscribe to this list and to contribute to the conversation. Regards, Alex _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers@bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers