The long-awaited Access to Information (ATI) Bill introduced in parliament by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Minister Dr. Peya Mushelenga, is under scrutiny in Zambezi Region.
This came on the spotlight on October 15, 2021, during awareness exercise on the Bill conducted by the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Ms. Emma Theofelus who was accompanied by Ms. Yang Wang of UNESCO Windhoek Office, Mr. Hamlet Luboni, a Lawyer from Law Reform and Development Commission and Ms. Anna Amoomo, Internet Society of Namibia (ISOC).
The Bill is seeking for the establishment of an Information Commission which will be administered by the Information Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners, who will adjudicate matters concerning access to information.