ICT Board pushing for bill to be signed into law

Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer

The Kenya ICT Board is calling for speedy enactment into law the Freedom of Information Bill to make relevant the open data website. The sector, once considered the fastest growing sector in the country is experiencing delays as the country is embracing the e-governance.

The open data project was launched last year by the president after a Sh594 million funding by the World Bank. It is aimed at bridging the information gap between the government and the public. This has however not been fully achieved resulting to criticism from users some of whom term the content from the website too basic. Others claim that they are not aware of the project, and thus call upon the ICT Board to create awareness and refresh the sites content to improve on the investment’s uptake.

The efforts to make appealing the Kenya Open Data project suffers delay which is attributed to the delay in implementation of certain policies. Many involved institutions are not ready to give out certain information as they are bound by certain secrecy oaths which bar them. The board is thus appealing to the parliament to push for the bill to become a law so that they can get information from both private and government sectors to be used for the site.

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