Parliament of Kenya

Access to Information Act

The Kenya Access to Information Act, 2016

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Arrangement of Act

Official structure of Access to Information Act (Citation: No. 31 of 2016)

▶Part I — PRELIMINARY

• 1.Short Title
• 2.Interpretation
• 3.Object and purpose of the Act

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▶Part II — RIGHT TO INFORMATION

• 4.Right to information
• 5.Disclosure of information by public entities

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▶Part III — ACCESS TO INFORMATION

• 7.Designation of information access officer
• 8.Application for access
• 9.Processing of application
• 10.Transfer of application
• 11.Providing access to information
• 12.Fees
• 13.Correction of information

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▶Part IV — REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE COMMISSION

• 14.Review of decisions by the Commission
• 15.Notice to interested party
• 16.Protection of person making disclosure
• 17.Management of records
• 18.Offence of alteration, defacement, blocking, erasure, etc.
• 19.Defamatory matter in information released

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▶Part V — CONFERMENT ON THE COMMISSION OF OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

• 20.Role of the Commission
• 21.Functions of the Commission
• 22.Inquiry into complaints
• 23.Powers of the Commission
• 24.Powers relating to investigation

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▶Part VI — PROVISIONS ON DELEGATED POWERS

• 25.Regulations

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▶Part VII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• 26.Annual reports
• 27.Reports by public entities
• 28.Offences and penalties

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▶Schedule (Section 29) — CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

• 1.Records Disposal Act
• 2.Public Archives and Documentation Service Act
• 3.Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003
• 4.Official Secrets Act
• 5.Statistics Act, 2006

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