The Right to Information Commission as part of its 2023 strategic plan of promoting the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) will be embarking on a massive institutional sensitisation exercise. Both Public Institutions and other relevant Private Institutions will be sensitised as enshrined in Act 989.

This exercise is geared towards intensifying an institutional sensitisation drive which commenced in 2022 and also ensure public institutions and relevant private bodies are abreast with the law to aid in its smooth implementation especially regarding Enforcement, Investigations and Compliance.

The Commission began this year’s exercise on a positive note and has so far sensitised Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly Assembly Hospital, Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly, Ghana Communication Technology University,Narcotics Control Commission, Ghana Landscape Restoration for Small Scale and Illegal Miners and National Alternative Empowerment and Livelihood Program for Illegal Miners.

These institutions were taken through the functions of the Commission and its duties, Access to official information, Compilation and Publication of Information Manuals, Exempt information, Procedure for Access to information, Internal Reviews and Appeals, among other key provisions of the Act.

Heads of institutions, Management, as well as staff participated in these exercises. The programmes were well attended and participants sought clarification and answers to pertinent questions about the Act from facilitators from the Right to Information Commission.