Sat, 11 Feb 2017 09:57:05 +0000 THE Access to Information Bill is still under scrutiny to ensure the necessary systems are in place to ensure it provides to citizens what is written in the law once it is passed, says Justice Minister Given Lubinda. Speaking on Thursday in Lusaka during a Universal Periodic Review Civil Society Organisations consultative meeting, Mr Lubinda said that Government was determined to enact the Access to Information Bill which he said was in a draft form, saying systems such as a robust archive among others needed to be in place to readily provide the necessary information to citizens. He said that the piece of legislation was at the Ministry of Justice and that significant progress had been made, saying it was not lack of willingness from Government to enact the law but that it would not want to pass a law that would be a source of contention if […]
Access to Information Bill to serve citizens better –Lubinda
