Western Region Commissioner of Right to Access Information Commission, Mohamed Sesay has revealed that from 2018 to date, the Commission has received over 14,000 requests and that most of these requests were settled by the Commission.
He said the Commission came into being in 2013 after the RAI Law was signed into law by former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. RAIC according to him, was created to encourage public authorities to disclose information required of them by any member of the public.
Mr. Sesay further revealed that the Commission had also imposed fines of NLe70,000 each on both the Central Bank and the Ministry of Health after both failed to disclose information as requested of them.
The Right to Access Information Commission joined UNESCO and the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) which is commemorated worldwide.
The celebration took place at the Family Kingdom at Aberdeen with the theme: ‘The importance of the online space for access to information’. The event was also commemorated in the other 3 regions, Makeni, Kenema and Bo where various radio stations were engaged and press conferences held by the Commissioners.
