--- bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Dear Mr. Theuri, Whereas you may be having more information than we do, it may be prudent for you to spill out the beans for the world to know. It is pointless to implicate the Government if you cannot substantiate your claims.
Dear Dr. Ndemo, this is anti Freedom of Information and Expression, reminiscent of dark KANU days "Mtu ingine inasemasema serikali ...." "A basic principle behind most freedom of information legislation is that the burden of proof falls on the body asked for information, not the person asking for it. The requester does not usually have to give an explanation for their request, but if the information is not disclosed a valid reason has to be given." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act The onus is on the government to prove propriety in their action, NOT to ask the person seeking the information to substantiate, given the vast government machinery and that whatever government "disclosure" is made is usually inspected for "correctness". I fear the government will continue treating individul citizen's request for information like "responding to a mosquito bite with a canon fire." We need FOIA that compels every PS to disclose, not to suppress citizen's access to information right. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC