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.

• Close collaboration needed to implement RTI law – Oppong Nkrumah (2019-05-30)
• 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)
• RTI Act approval a wake up call for corrupt officials – OccupyGhana (2019-05-23)
• 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)
• Akufo-Addo signs RTI Bill into Law (2019-05-21)
• Akufo-Addo extols Parliament for its 'courage' in passing RTI (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)
• Nana Addo to assent to RTI Act today (2019-05-21)
• Gov't to roll out RTI roadmap for implementation of new law - Pius Hadzide (2019-05-04)
• RTI Bill yet to be forwarded to Presidency a month after parliamentary approval (2019-05-01)
• CSOs call for swift work on RTI regulations (2019-05-01)
• President yet to receive RTI law one month after passage (2019-04-30)
• Vigilantism Bill: Akufo-Addo can’t give us deadline - Fuseini explodes (2019-04-30)
• Speed up work on RTI – Coalition to Parliament (2019-04-17)
• 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)
• No political party deserves praises for RTI law – Asiedu Nketia (2019-03-31)
• 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)
• ‘Bow your heads in shame for delaying RTI passage’ – Casely Hayford to Parliament (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)
• Thank you for passing RTI when others couldn’t – PPP to gov’t, Parliament (2019-03-29)
• PPP lauds government, Parliament for passing RTI (2019-03-29)
• 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)
• ‘Much ado about nothing’: RTI campaigner dismisses Haruna Iddrisu ‘policy credibility’ concerns (2019-03-28)
• Mixed reactions greet passage of RTI law (2019-03-28)
• RTI law not just about fighting corruption – Ayariga (2019-03-28)
• My views on RTI law hasn’t changed – KT Hammond (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)
• No mood for celebration over 'almost criminal' delay in passing RTI law (2019-03-27)
• Coalition welcomes passage of RTI Bill, asks for swift presidential assent (2019-03-27)
• Delegating supervision of RTI to Information Minister ‘wrong’ – Haruna (2019-03-27)
• MP’s claims on our proposed amendments to RTI bill 'false' – Coalition (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)
• Delegating supervision of RTI to Information Minister ‘wrong’ – Haruna (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)
• Media coalition unhappy over ‘controversial’ clause in RTI Bill (2019-03-27)
• Ghana’s RTI law one of the best in the world – Bagbin (2019-03-27)
• Parliament finally passes RTI Bill (2019-03-26)
• Parliament approves RTI Bill (2019-03-26)
• Government starts preparing road map for RTI implementation (2019-03-25)
• Government begins preparation towards implementation of RTI - Minister (2019-03-25)
• RTI: Government begins implementation process ahead of passage – Oppong Nkrumah (2019-03-25)
• Passage of RTI delayed again (2019-03-24)
• Government to commence preparatory work ahead of RTI Bill passage – Minister (2019-03-24)
• RTI Bill to be law on Tuesday (2019-03-23)
• Proposed amendments not to blame for delay of passage of RTI Bill – Coalition (2019-03-22)
• RTI Bill to be passed next week Tuesday – Kyei Mensah Bonsu (2019-03-22)
• 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)
• We’re not to blame for delays in passage of RTI Bill – Parliament (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)
• Research stating GH¢750m price tag for RTI implementation flawed – CDD (2019-02-27)
• Implementing RTI pegged at GHc750m for five years – Report (2019-02-26)
• Implementation cost should not be a stumbling block – RTI Coalition to Parliament (2019-02-26)
• RTI Bill implementation to cost ¢750m (2019-02-25)
• Latest amendment to RTI Bill problematic – Coalition (2019-02-19)
• Government to inaugurate six new districts today (2019-02-19)
• BoG seeks RTI Bill review to protect ‘sensitive’ data – Inusah Fuseini (2019-02-14)
• RTI law will take effect in 2020 after passage - Majority Leader (2019-02-14)
• Parliament approves postponed start date for RTI Bill (2019-02-13)
• Parliament urged to pass credible RTI bill (2019-02-05)
• Minority against RTI implementation delay (2019-02-04)
• Coalition pleads with Parliament to pass ‘credible’ RTI bill (2019-02-03)
• We can’t pass RTI Bill this year due to financial challenges – Majority Leader (2019-02-02)
• Contention over commencement date delaying passage of RTI bill – MP (2019-01-31)
• NPP MP seeks 1 year grace period after RTI passage (2019-01-30)
• Parliament to prioritise RTI bill (2019-01-29)
• RTI Bill, kidnappings in focus as Parliament returns from recess today (2019-01-29)
• RTI Bill to be passed when Parliament resumes (2019-01-21)
• I am not comfortable with RTI Bill - Mampong MP (2019-01-06)
• We won’t back off, expect real pressure in 2019 - RTI coalition replies Speaker (2018-12-26)
• RTI bill will be passed by end of February 2019 – Oquaye (2018-12-24)
• Media Coalition replies Oquaye’s criticism of CSOs on RTI Bill; vows to pile more pressure (2018-12-24)
• Speaker slams CSOs for piling pressure to get RTI Bill passed (2018-12-23)
• '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)
• National security, stability must be considered before RTI Bill passage - Kufuor (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)
• Government's handling of RTI Bill ‘deeply embarrassing’ - MFWA (2018-12-12)
• Be wary of Ghana's security before passing RTI - Ex-President Kufuor (2018-12-12)
• Parliament suspends formation of quorum to expedite passage of RTI (2018-12-11)
• Bawumia takes over in fresh RTI deadline as Akufo-Addo promise fails (2018-12-11)
• Bawumia takes over in fresh RTI deadline as Akufo-Addo promise fails (2018-12-11)
• 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)
• We’ll pass RTI bill in January 2019 – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu (2018-12-06)
• ‘We may pass RTI bill by end of December’ – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu (2018-12-06)
• RTI Bill won’t pass in 2018; Executive not ‘hungry’ enough – Sam George (2018-12-04)
• Back from demo retirement? - Baako readies for RTI fight (2018-12-03)
• I will suspend my suspension of demo - Baako readies for RTI fight (2018-12-02)
• Passage of RTI law: Media Coalition, CSOs kick-start #RedFriday campaign (2018-12-01)
• We’ll sue government if RTI bill is passed with exemptions – Akoto Ampaw (2018-12-01)
• #RTIRedFriday starts today (2018-11-30)
• Why RTI is a test of Akufo-Addo’s integrity and parliament’s usefulness (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)
• Majority Leader not rallying MPs for RTI Bill – Sam George (2018-11-29)
• 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 coalition member released after arrest in Parliament (2018-11-16)
• RTI campaign: Finder newspaper editor explains how and why he was arrested (2018-11-15)
• RTI Media Coalition's Elvis Darko arrested in parliament (2018-11-15)
• The Finder editor arrested in Parliament for picketing (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)
• ‘I stand by comments on RTI Bill, criticize me if you want’ – K.T Hammond (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)
• OccupyGhana educates ‘backward’ NPP MP on Right to Information Bill (2018-11-13)
• Over 200 MPs not serious with passage of RTI Bill – Media Coalition (2018-11-13)
• Over 200 MPs abandon RTI Bill - Media Coalition (2018-11-12)
• 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)
• We’re committed to RTI Bill, we’ll pass it soon – Kpemka (2018-11-02)
• We won’t rush passage of RTI Bill – K.T. Hammond (2018-11-01)
• 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)
• Government will no longer have secrets if we pass RTI Bill – K.T. Hammond (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)
• Don't pressurise Parliament over RTI Bill - Majority leader (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)
• 'Read and Understand RTI Bill before it is passed'- Oppong Nkrumah to GIJ Students (2018-10-07)
• Read and understand RTI Bill before it is passed - Oppong Nkrumah to GIJ Students (2018-10-07)
• 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)
• We’ll speed up passage of RTI bill at next sitting – Speaker (2018-07-30)
• 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)
• Review RTI clause that shields information from Presidency - RTI Coalition (2018-06-26)
• 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)
• Parliament to debate RTI bill next week (2018-05-24)
• 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)
• 'Buts, ifs, maybes' continue as RTI bill misses government business list in Parliament (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)
• RTI law essential for good governance – Gloria Akuffo (2018-05-08)
• 500 sign petition to demand passage of RTI bill (2018-05-07)
• 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)
• Parliament must open up more to media - ABA Fuseini (2018-05-03)
• Don’t trade your integrity for headlines – Hamid to journalists (2018-05-02)
• RTI Bill, attacks on journalists remain top concerns as Ghana marks Press Freedom Day (2018-05-02)
• Parliament withdraws RTI bill again for ‘not being urgent in nature’ (2018-04-27)
• RTI bill re-laid in Parliament (2018-04-27)
• RTI bill re-laid in Parliament (2018-04-27)
• Parliament calls for contributions to the RTI Bill (2018-04-05)
• Work on RTI bill during recess – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu urges MPs (2018-03-28)
• 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)
• Protesters blocked from entering Parliament over ‘military base’ debate (2018-03-23)
• RTI Bill finally laid before Parliament (2018-03-23)
• Lawyer to challenge Ghana-US military deal at Supreme Court (2018-03-23)
• Government lays RTI Bill amid opposition from Minority (2018-03-23)
• RTI Bill can’t be passed before today’s recess – Majority Leader (2018-03-23)
• Your integrity is at stake; RTI Coalition to Akufo-Addo (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)
• Cabinet yet to approve RTI Bill – Mensah Bonsu contradicts Bawumia (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)
• RTI Bill ‘meaningless’ without covering private sector - Mike Oquaye (2018-03-19)
• 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)
• Revised RTI Bill approved; forwarded to Parliament – 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)
• Cabinet okays RTI; Bill set to be sent to Parliament this week (2018-03-19)
• RTI Coalition hits the streets over passage of RTI Bill (2018-03-19)
• No group can threaten parliament to pass RTI Bill – Deputy Speaker (2018-03-18)
• Kyei Mensah-Bonsu blocked passage of RTI bill – George Loh (2018-03-17)
• Parliament committed to passing RTI - Deputy Speaker assures (2018-03-16)
• RTI Coalition charges Akufo-Addo to redeem promise (2018-03-14)
• 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)
• Akufo-Addo makes a strong case for RTI bill passage (2018-03-07)
• RTI Bill will be passed into law by end of 2018 – Bawumia (2018-02-26)
• Pass RTI bill if you want to fight corruption – MP tells Nana Addo (2018-02-23)
• 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 competing with other Bills – Ama Dokuaa (2018-02-08)
• Press Freedom Day without RTI Law will be a disgrace - MFWA (2018-02-02)
• 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)
• CDD-Ghana calls on Parliament to summon A-G, Information Minister over RTI bill (2018-01-30)
• 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)
• RTI bill: NPP and NDC are all cowards - Ace Ankomah (2018-01-14)
• Ghana doesn’t need RTI bill – Casely Hayford (2018-01-14)
• Bill needed to sanitise cattle rearing – MP (2018-01-14)
• Government will pass the Right to Information Bill soon - Minister (2018-01-13)
• Government reiterates commitment to pass the RTI Bill (2018-01-13)
• Cabinet yet to hold talks on RTI bill – Hamid (2018-01-09)
• 'Pass 17-year-old RTI bill' – CDD-Ghana urges government (2018-01-08)
• Free speech vrs defamation: A test case for Akufo-Addo (2017-12-23)
• OccupyGhana demands timelines for passage of RTI Bill (2017-11-11)
• Stop long talk and pass RTI Bill – Group charges (2017-11-07)
• July 2018 latest target for passage of RTI Bill (2017-11-02)
• RTI Coalition wants Geneva to push Ghana to pass Right to Information Law (2017-10-17)
• Absence of RTI law mockery - Anti-Corruption Coalition revives call (2017-09-29)
• 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)
• Expedite action on RTI Bill - AG to Parliament (2016-10-31)
• Government withdraws RTI bill (2016-10-19)
• Group pickets parliament over RTI bill (2016-10-11)
• Mahama’s frustration over RTI Bill hypocritical – Minority (2016-09-28)
• We will make RTI an electoral issue – Coalition tells gov’t (2016-09-28)
• I don’t know where the RTI Bill is – Mahama (2016-09-27)
• Mahama decries delay in passage of Freedom to Information Bill (2016-09-27)
• Group slams Mahama for delaying passage of RTI Bill (2016-09-26)
• Government not responsible for delay in passing RTI Bill – MP (2016-07-31)
• Pass right to information bill before elections - Vitus Azeem (2016-07-31)
• Failure to pass RTI Bill means Mahama, NDC cannot be trusted - Coalition (2016-07-28)
• Coalition angry with government, parliament over RTI Bill’s delay (2016-07-28)
• Right To Information Bill in limbo (2016-07-17)