The Media Coalition on the Right to Information Bill has described as ‘misplaced’ the Speaker of Parliament’s assertion that Civil Society Organizations are creating a false impression that Parliament is being sluggish in dealing with the RTI bill currently before the house
The Coalition said evidence abounds that without the push of CSOs, the bill wouldn’t have reached the level it is now.
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye during an address before Parliament went on recess for the Christmas on Saturday, said the conduct of some institutions was creating an impression that Parliament was being lackadaisical in passing the RTI bill.
He said such assumptions and impressions created by the organizations were false and needed to be corrected.
According to him, Parliament on the contrary, has been working hard to get the bill passed and is sure to finish its work by the end of February 2019.
“While Parliament is still working hard to pass the RTI bill, certain persons and institutions are acting as if we are drooling off on the bill. This is fallacious and I will be glad if the media will seriously correct this misrepresentation. The bill has seen several years and several parliaments, and it is tricky in many ways,” the speaker said.