Sierra Leone Bar Association meets on July 2 to discuss 'Access to Justice: A time to take the lead and bridge the Gap in Gender Equality, Human Rights and Freedom of Information'
Photo: Bar President Joseph F. Kamara
June 18.─ The Sierra Leone Cabinet on Wednesday 16th June 2010, after an intensive deliberation, finally approved the draft Freedom Of Information (FOI) Bill. Minister of Information and Communication, Alhaji I. B. Kargbo has outrightly said that he will table the bill before the House Of Parliament within the next four or five weeks.
Speaking to the Executive Director of Society for Democratic Initiative (SDI)- SL, he informed that his institution had mounted several campaigns since 2003 onwards with many policy makers and stakeholders to pass the FOI Bill into law.
Furthermore, Mr. Abdulai disclosed that in 2005, they engaged the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma whilst serving as opposition leader in parliament. He said President Koroma faithfully promised that, he was going to pass the bill into law when he becomes the president. Abdulai also commended the effort of the current Minister of Information who was serving as President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ). He said, Alhaji I B Kargbo had been very instrumental since then to make the FOI dreams turn to reality ...
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