The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana, the Media Coalition on RTI and OccupyGhana (all together as the “Coalition”) have congratulated Parliament for the passage of the Right To Information Bill after 17 years of being in the pipeline. ‘’We congratulate this 7th Parliament for completing the long awaited passage of this piece […]
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Ghana’s RTI law one of the best in the world – Alban Bagbin brags
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has described the Right to Information Law which was passed Tuesday night as one of the best in the world. “Honourable members the RTI has gone through the third reading and is hereby duly passed. This law is one of the best ever passed in any part […]
RTI BILL: Parliament rejects critical changes proposed by CSOs
Parliament has rejected important proposals made by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that would make the Right to Information Bill (RTI) more effective. Portions of the proposed amendments were to ensure specific actions which are pre-requites for effective implementation are given timelines in the law. The proposed amendments sought to tie the setting up of Information […]
Parliament steps down RTI Bill for further amendments following calls by CSOs
Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye yesterday directed the removal of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill from the House’s order paper. The directive was necessitated by demands by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for a second consideration stage that will make it possible for some amendments to be effected before the passage of the […]
RTI Bill requires urgent changes before passage-TRI Coalition
The Coalition respectfully submits that the following clauses require further revising and refining to align the expected RTI Act, 2019, with among others, the Constitution: Transitional provision Introduce the following transitional provision as a sub-clause to the commencement clause in the Bill ‘The provisions of sub-section (3) of section 3, sections 42 and 50 shall […]
Just in: how police and military destroyed RTI placards and arrested Elvis Darko today-full details here
A member of the interim steering committee of the Media Coalition on the Right To Information Bill, Elvis Darko was today arrested by a joint police and military team for wielding and showing placards opposite parliament house. The RTI team strategically chose the pavement in front of the Accra International Conference Centre because they wanted […]