{"id":22883,"date":"2022-06-22T07:28:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T07:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/access-to-information-law-sails-through-national-assembly"},"modified":"2022-06-22T07:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T07:41:20","slug":"access-to-information-law-sails-through-national-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/access-to-information-law-sails-through-national-assembly","title":{"rendered":"Access to information law sails through National Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The National Assembly passed the access to information bill on Tuesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The bill, which was tabled in the National Assembly in 2020, will now be reviewed by the National Council and become law after being signed by the president.<\/p>\n<p>The access to information bill aims to promote the public&#8217;s free access to information held by public entities, and to compel public and private entities to proactively and promptly make information available.<\/p>\n<p>Information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga says the bill has passed through various forms and stages of consultations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m glad that the National Assembly has finally passed the bill, demonstrating our commitment to the fundamentals of democracy,\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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