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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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 […]
750 Million Cedis cost of implementing RTI Bill is nothing compared to the benefits Ghana will derive – Coalition to Parliament
The estimated cost of the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill should not hinder key stakeholders from ensuring its passage, campaigners for the passage of the bill into law have said. The group, which is made up of Right to Information Coalition, OccupyGhana and the Media Coalition on RTI, in a statement, said […]
RTI implementation cost should not be a stumbling block, benefits are immeasurable-RTI Coalition
The Right To Information, OcuppyGhana, and the Media Coalition on RTI have implored parliament to consider the immeasurable and enormous benefits of passing the Right To Information Bill into law, rather than keeping it on hold because of the high cost of implementing it. According to the groups, a document they sighted from the research […]