DOSSIER: RTI Bill
President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the delay in the passing of the Right to Information Bill, indicating that he does not know the progress of deliberations on the bill so far.
- We did no more than what the law expects – Minerals Commission speak on $1,000 RTI charge (2021-06-21)
- Read, educate yourself on the RTI law and ask questions – Sulemana Briamah to Journalists (2021-06-17)
- Right to Information: Court orders NCA to charge MFWA GH¢1,500 (2021-06-17)
- Passage of the broadcasting bill: We’re being tactful – Oppong Nkrumah (2021-04-29)
- RTI Commission calls for proposals, recommendation to set up L.I. (2021-02-25)
- Highlights, a year after the RTI law took effect in Ghana (2021-01-03)
- Impact of Ghana’s Right to Information Act on public and private instutions (2020-12-03)
- Disgraceful RTI Bill exposed (2020-10-19)
- RTI Coalition: NPP, NDC not committed to RTI (2020-09-28)
- Coalition expresses disappointment in the implementation of RTI Act (2020-09-04)
- Stop charging to release public information - RTI Coalition (2020-09-03)
- RTI Bill: NCCE to begin mass education (2020-08-18)
- RTI law does not fully support fighting illicit financial flows (2020-08-13)
- Minister commissions RTI Secretariat (2020-07-17)
- RTI Coalition reiterates the need for effective implementation of RTI Law (2020-05-30)
- Govt yet to enforce objectives for RTI implementation year after passage of Bill – Coalition on RTI (2020-05-21)
- Does Akufo-Addo need one year to establish an RTI board? – Sam George asks (2020-05-04)
- Designated RTI officers undergo training (2020-03-17)
- Your lawyers had no business responding to request for information – Ayenini fires EC (2020-02-21)
- Media practitioners sensitised on the RTI Law (2020-01-16)
- Right to Information Act effective today: What does it mean? (2020-01-02)
- Information Ministry updates directors on RTI operationalisation strategy (2019-12-31)
- Information Ministry updates Chief Directors on RTI operationalization strategy (2019-12-30)
- Media stands to gain immeasurably from RTI Law – GJA (2019-10-30)
- People’s right to know is foundation of democracy – Information Minister (2019-10-30)
- Do not fill RTI Secretariat with party boys - Akoto Ampaw cautions (2019-09-29)
- RTI commission not for party members - Akoto Ampaw warns Akufo-Addo (2019-09-25)
- RTI Implementation: Government to recruit 600 Right to Information officers – Oppong Nkrumah (2019-09-13)
- Information Ministry trains Chief Directors on RTI (2019-09-13)
- Gov't to recruit 600 Right to Information officers – Minister (2019-09-13)
- Applicants to pay for cost of translated information under RTI (2019-09-12)
- RTI Coalition names 13-member implementation committee (2019-08-28)
- Coalition on the RTI honours stakeholders (2019-07-30)
- Train judges on RTI law – Nigerian lawyer to Ghanaians (2019-07-24)
- Akoto Ampaw hails Bagbin, Joe-Wise for RTI passage (2019-07-23)
- Don’t expect to use RTI law to achieve short deadlines – Prof. Karikari to Journalists (2019-07-23)
- RTI law: Oppong Nkrumah’s plans good but ambitious – Akoto Ampaw (2019-07-23)
- I’m against Right to Information Law - Kennedy Agyapong (2019-07-02)
- Workshop on roadmap for RTI implementation opens in Accra (2019-05-30)
- Akufo-Addo attached urgency to RTI bill – Coalition (2019-05-27)
- How to access information under RTI law - Kojo Oppong Nkrumah outlines (2019-05-26)
- Passing of RTI law is a plus for President Akufo-Addo (2019-05-25)
- Don’t shower all the praises on Akufo-Addo over passage & ascent of RTI - Inusah Fuseini (2019-05-23)
- President gives assent to law on Right to Information (2019-05-22)
- Akufo-Addo assents to RTI bill (2019-05-21)
- President Akufo-Addo assents to RTI Act (2019-05-21)
- RTI to boost corruption fight in 2020 - Akufo-Addo asserts as he signs bill into law (2019-05-21)
- Gov't to roll out RTI roadmap for implementation of new law - Pius Hadzide (2019-05-04)
- CSOs call for swift work on RTI regulations (2019-05-01)
- Prepare for RTI-coalition to state institutions (2019-04-17)
- Don't delay RTI implementation – Coalition (2019-04-16)
- We don't want any ignorant person as Commissioner - RTI Coalition warns Akufo-Addo (2019-04-16)
- RTI Law: Oppong Nkrumah justifies his supervisory role (2019-04-01)
- RTI campaigner rejects policy credibility concerns (2019-03-31)
- Government open to more funding options for RTI support - Oppong Nkrumah (2019-03-30)
- Akoto Ampaw challenges ‘scarecrow’ GhC750m for RTI implementation (2019-03-30)
- RTI law will help CHRAJ actualise its vision – Director (2019-03-30)
- NCCE lauds Parliament for passing the RTI Bill (2019-03-30)
- RTI implementation: Don’t wait to couch another batch of flimsy excuses next year – Anyenini (2019-03-28)
- RTI Passage: It's been a long journey - Kweku Baako (2019-03-28)
- Ghana RTI Bill: After 20 years of ‘tsaskele,’ parliament finally pass Right to Information Bill (2019-03-28)
- RTI: Journalists, others to pay ‘processing fee’ before Information is released – Majority leader (2019-03-28)
- RTI law is the solution to corruption – Deputy Minister (2019-03-28)
- Let’s ‘police’ implementation of RTI Law – MFWA urges stakeholders (2019-03-28)
- Mixed reactions greet passage of RTI law (2019-03-28)
- RTI passage: Don’t jubilate yet – Karikari to journalists (2019-03-27)
- We’ll resist attempts to hide information under ‘national security’ – Bentil (2019-03-27)
- Swiftly sign RTI bill as you promised – Coalition to Akufo-Addo (2019-03-27)
- MPs don’t know cost of implementing RTI law – Abdallah (2019-03-27)
- Government has lost RTI plot – Haruna Iddrisu (2019-03-27)
- Why ‘fuss’ over passage of RTI law when you were literally ‘forced’? - Government, parliament quizzed (2019-03-27)
- RTI law: I don’t doubt that Akufo-Addo genuinely wanted to pass this bill – Samson Anyenini (2019-03-27)
- Ministers with 'girlfriends' must be careful - Allotey Jacobs on RTI Bill (2019-03-27)
- RTI Bill: You don't obstruct and take credit for it's passage - Minority Leader to gov't (2019-03-27)
- Ghana’s RTI law one of the best in the world – Bagbin (2019-03-27)
- RTI: Government begins implementation process ahead of passage – Oppong Nkrumah (2019-03-25)
- Government to commence preparatory work ahead of RTI Bill passage – Minister (2019-03-24)
- Parliament suspends passage of RTI Bill (2019-03-22)
- Speaker orders removal of RTI bill from Order Paper (2019-03-22)
- RTI: New amendments presented by CSOs delaying passage of Bill – MP (2019-03-22)
- Blame CSOs for RTI passage delays – Ben Abdalla (2019-03-21)
- RTI bill may be passed on Friday – Mensah-Bonsu (2019-03-21)
- Speaker orders removal of RTI bill from Order Paper (2019-03-21)
- RTI critical to Ghana’s Open Governance Partnership commitment - Dr. Manteaw (2019-03-18)
- RTI Bill: Ghanaian MPs only good at approving car loans - Preacher blasts lawmakers (2019-03-17)
- RTI Bill passage: We have a defective parliament - Kofi Bentil (2019-03-05)
- Implementation cost should not be a stumbling block – RTI Coalition to Parliament (2019-02-26)
- RTI law will take effect in 2020 after passage - Majority Leader (2019-02-14)
- NPP MP seeks 1 year grace period after RTI passage (2019-01-30)
- Parliament to prioritise RTI bill (2019-01-29)
- I am not comfortable with RTI Bill - Mampong MP (2019-01-06)
- 'Leave us alone' to finish up on 'tricky' RTI bill - Speaker to CSOs (2018-12-23)
- Leave us alone to deal with ‘tricky’ RTI bill – Speaker (2018-12-23)
- RTI bill can be passed in four days - Majority Leader (2018-12-18)
- ADI demands halt and reflection over RTI bill (2018-12-17)
- You can’t set a trap for yourself; politicians won’t approve RTI Bill - Allotey Jacobs (2018-12-13)
- Approving 2019 budget important than RTI bill – Ben Abdallah (2018-12-13)
- RTI must not compromise National Security – Kufuor (2018-12-13)
- Government's handling of RTI Bill ‘deeply embarrassing’ - MFWA (2018-12-12)
- Parliament suspends formation of quorum to expedite passage of RTI (2018-12-11)
- RTI Bill may enter 2019 - Majority Leader (2018-12-10)
- RTI can’t be passed this year – Bawumia asserts (2018-12-10)
- Pass RTI Bill before you go on recess – PPP to Parliament (2018-12-10)
- Parliament to pass the RTI Bill before end of session on December 22 (2018-12-07)
- Parliament to push passage of RTI to next sitting (2018-12-06)
- #RTIRedFriday starts today (2018-11-30)
- RTI will be passed before 2018 ends – Haruna Iddrisu assures (2018-11-30)
- Disabled man refused entry to parliament 'because he can't rise to show respect to Speaker' (2018-11-30)
- OccupyGhana declares 'RTI Red Friday' (2018-11-27)
- RTI would be law before Parliament rise in December - Minister (2018-11-23)
- RTI would be law before Parliament rises in December - Regional Minister (2018-11-22)
- Dr. Kojo Asante writes: Government won’t come to a halt if you pass RTI (2018-11-18)
- RTI Media Coalition's Elvis Darko arrested in parliament (2018-11-15)
- Saying I'm ignorant of RTI Bill 'below the belt' – K.T. Hammond (2018-11-14)
- Parliament a danger to RTI Bill – Akoto Ampaw (2018-11-14)
- RTI Bill will be passed before close of 2018 – Speaker of Parliament stresses (2018-11-14)
- Parliament frustrating passage of RTI Bill; over 200 members absent - Media Coalition on RTI (2018-11-13)
- Over 200 MPs not serious with passage of RTI Bill – Media Coalition (2018-11-13)
- RTI Bill will be passed before close of 2018 – Speaker of Parliament stresses (2018-11-12)
- Parliament and the right to information bill (2018-11-11)
- Journalists question MPs for running away from their core business (2018-11-08)
- RTI Bill: Self-serving MPs must know citizens’ real ultimate power (2018-11-04)
- Show commitment to passage of RTI bill; stop introducing other bills - NDC MP to Gov't (2018-11-03)
- ‘Corrupt’ politicians afraid to pass RTI bill - NCCE officer (2018-11-02)
- 'Benefits of RTI goes beyond politics' - Coalition Coordinator (2018-11-02)
- RTI Bill recipe for disaster - K.T Hammond (2018-11-01)
- RTI Media Coalition to begin publishing names of absentee MPs in media today (2018-11-01)
- K.T. Hammond an 'apology of an MP' – RTI Coalition (2018-11-01)
- RTI Media Coalition to begin publishing names of absentee MPs in media today (2018-11-01)
- Passage of RTI bill a recipe for disaster – KT Hammond (2018-10-31)
- Media fight for RTI bill misplaced priority – Sam George (2018-10-30)
- Pass RTI Bill or face our wrath - Media Coalition on RTI Bill to parliament (2018-10-29)
- RTI Bill: Media practitioners take on parliament (2018-10-29)
- Advocates call for the intensification of education on RTI bill (2018-10-15)
- NDC didn’t pass RTI Bill because NPP was uncomfortable – Ablakwa (2018-10-05)
- NPP, NDC sabotaging RTI Bill – CDD (2018-10-03)
- Pass the RTI Bill into law now – CDD (2018-09-29)
- RTI Bill: Parliament's snail's pace 'disappointing' – Coalition (2018-07-31)
- RTI Bill cannot be passed now – Mensah-Bonsu (2018-07-25)
- Samson’s Take: Dear MPs, pass a credible RTI law (2018-06-30)
- Participants call on MPs to pass a credible RTI bill (2018-06-27)
- To fight corruption effectively MPs must not be Ministers – RTI Chairman (2018-06-25)
- Current RTI Bill has some ‘useless’ clauses - Kwesi Boateng Assumeng (2018-06-19)
- RTI Bill taken through second reading (2018-06-08)
- Journalists urged to help educate public on RTI bill (2018-06-07)
- Improved RTI bill to be laid before parliament next week – Haruna Iddrisu (2018-05-23)
- PRAAD crucial to Right To Information – OccupyGhana (2018-05-21)
- Speed up RTI Bill – Oquaye to MPs (2018-05-15)
- Parliament reconvenes to work on 49 bills including RTI (2018-05-15)
- RTI Bill will trigger inactive laws to work - Majority leader (2018-05-09)
- Parliament urged to pass RTI Bill to promote transparency (2018-05-07)
- Parliament to hold conference on RTI bill May 8 (2018-05-05)
- Government criticised at World Press Freedom celebration for failing to pass RTI Bill (2018-05-03)
- Ghanaians will defend right to free expression –Akufo-Addo (2018-05-03)
- Don’t trade your integrity for headlines – Hamid to journalists (2018-05-02)
- Parliament withdraws RTI bill again for ‘not being urgent in nature’ (2018-04-27)
- Parliament calls for contributions to the RTI Bill (2018-04-05)
- RTI will be law by end of 2018 – Mustapha Hamid (2018-03-27)
- RTI will be law by end of 2018 – Hamid (2018-03-26)
- RTI Bill: We’ve shown great commitment – Mustapha Hamid (2018-03-26)
- Treat RTI bill with same speed as defence deal – Cudjoe (2018-03-24)
- RTI Bill finally laid before Parliament (2018-03-23)
- Cabinet yet to approve RTI Bill – Mensah-Bonsu (2018-03-22)
- The Right To Information Bill: Let my say have its way (2018-03-22)
- Redeem your pledge - RTI Action Campaign Group to Government (2018-03-22)
- Don't blame Akufo-Addo for late passage of RTI Bill – Manhyia North MP (2018-03-22)
- Governments scared of RTI Bill – Obed Asamoah (2018-03-22)
- Lay RTI Bill before Parliament rises – Coalition (2018-03-22)
- President wasn’t well informed; we can’t pass RTI this week – Inusah Fuseini (2018-03-20)
- Cabinet approves RTI Bill (2018-03-20)
- Cabinet approves RTI bill, set for Parliament – Vice President (2018-03-19)
- Read RTI bill and stop saying it has a problem – Samson Lardy to Speaker, others (2018-03-19)
- RTI will ensure journalism without speculation – Sampson Lardy Anyenini (2018-03-19)
- RTI bill: No group has threatened President – Anyenini (2018-03-19)
- Cabinet has approved RTI Bill – Bawumia (2018-03-19)
- Trending GH: Pass RTI Bill now – Ghanaians back RTI Coalition (2018-03-19)
- Lack of RTI law not a problem – Prof. Asare (2018-03-19)
- RTI Bill will be passed before Parliament goes on recess – Akufo-Addo (2018-03-08)
- NPP, NDC guilty of playing ‘political football’ with RTI - Inusah Fuseini (2018-03-07)
- RTI Bill will be passed into law by end of 2018 – Bawumia (2018-02-26)
- Let’s pass Right to Information bill to boost corruption fight – MP tells Parliament (2018-02-21)
- Pass RTI Bill to show commitment to corruption fight - Minority (2018-02-16)
- RTI Bill not Parliament’s priority now – First Deputy Speaker (2018-02-01)
- RTI Bill not Parliament’s priority now – Osei-Wusu (2018-02-01)
- IEA mounts pressure on government to pass RTI Bill (2018-01-30)
- Pass RTI bill to help fight against corruption - US Ambassador (2018-01-29)
- Government reiterates commitment to pass the RTI Bill (2018-01-13)
- Free speech vrs defamation: A test case for Akufo-Addo (2017-12-23)
- Akufo- Addo calls for speedy passage of Right to Information Bill (2017-07-21)
- RTI law coming - President Akufo-Addo (2017-07-21)
- RTI bill goes beyond media freedom – Oppong-Nkrumah (2017-05-06)
- RTI Coalition demands Government’s action on Right To Informational bill (2017-04-05)
- Feature: RTI Bill is needed to curb corruption in the country (2016-12-26)
- Parliament ends last session without passage of RTI Bill (2016-12-24)
- We’ll cause financial loss to the State if we fail to pass RTI Bill into law – Bagbin (2016-12-22)
- Government withdraws RTI bill (2016-10-19)
- Group pickets parliament over RTI bill (2016-10-11)
- I don’t know where the RTI Bill is – Mahama (2016-09-27)
- Government not responsible for delay in passing RTI Bill – MP (2016-07-31)
- Right To Information Bill in limbo (2016-07-17)
