A three-day training on case handling software to journalists by the Media High Council has been been concluded this Thursday at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE).
“This software is not for journalists only, but also to other people who wish to forward complaints to MHC in case a journalist misbehaves to him/her,” said Karema Ibrahim the officer in charge of media freedom and access to information for MHC.
Karema argued trainees to avoid speculations and violation of the media freedoms while gathering data.
Joseph Hakwuzumuremyi from Umuryango.com says, “This software will facilitate us in our daily activities to easily submit the problems we face at the field like being tortured.”
He further said the number of victims will reduce because journalists have where channel reports and make a follow-up.
“I gained much from the training that is valuable to both MHC and journalists. I believe that if they practice what they have preached, our work will be fruitful,” said Trevor Kabagambe a freelancer.
More training on this software will take place in the whole country to other people not only journalists, he noted.
This has come after the article, “Journalists have right to access Public information” in the bill seeking to promote public participation and development process where government and private bodies should provide to journalists public information in possession by those bodies.
Without reasonable cause for refusing a request for access on information, bad faith in denying a request for information or knowingly give incorrect, incomplete or misleading information, fines will be provided.
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