{African Freedom of Information (AFIC) in collaboration with Never Again Rwanda have called upon members of the public service to strive towards providing information to facilitate sharing of good practices and address challenges in time. }
The appeal was made during a two-day training workshop that brought together journalists and Civil Society to educate Rwandans on information access and right sources to get the information from.
Eric Mahoro, the coordinator of Never Again Rwanda, has revealed that the training was meant to eradicate the culture of concealing public information adding that it is everyone’s obligation to provide information in a bid to enhance transparency, noting that awareness on information law is needed.
Talking to IGIHE, Henry Maina one of trainers argued that it has become a common culture in Africa to conceal information .He however, says that the situation needs improvement since many people ignore access to information law willingly.
The 2003 law provides for access to information an individual or group of people may request in any language guaranteed by the Rwandan constitution through oral communication, writings, telephone or ICT-based channels, among others as an effort to facilitate easy information access to journalists, citizens and private investors.
The law prohibits information that would threaten State’s security, obstructing legal and judicial procedures and privacy invasion among others.
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