Uganda’s access to information regulations : another bump in the road to transparency; comments

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2011

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The paper reviews Access to Information (ATI) legislation and regulation and their effects in Uganda. While the release of the ATI Regulations is a welcome development, there is concern that a number of the provisions create obstacles. Current ATI Regulations continue a downward trend of limiting the right of Ugandan citizens to access government-held information. The Regulations affect three areas of particular significance: the cost of accessing information; the procedures that citizens must follow to request information; and the guidance provided for implementing public agencies.

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ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, GOVERNANCE, UGANDA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

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