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How much do you know your right to access public information? In preparation for 28th Sept 2019, the International Access to Information Day, we held access to information public dialogues in eastern and central uganda. Join the conversation #IDUAI, #AccessToInfoDay, #RightToKnow

''If we could handle other laws the way we are handling the ATI law, this country would be very far on governance. This law is reaching the grassroots and citizens are putting it into practice''-Principal Assistant Secretary-Manafwa district @KasUganda

Christine Kimono, the Principal Assistant Secretary-Manafwa district commends the Community Coordination Teams for the great work they are doing to disseminate the Access to Information Act. She confirms that citizens are now bringing in information request forms to her office

Reflections, are a good way to pause, look back, identify what has gone wrong and what has gone right. At HIM, we take this process very pertinently. #CCTs' reflection meetings in eastern and central clusters

CCTs in our current reflection meetings have recently trained LC1 chairpersons and their committees, parish chiefs and community members on the usage of the Access to Information Act and most importantly, how to fill the information request form to access public information

Our reflection/Learning meetings with Community Coordination Teams (CCTs) are ongoing in eastern and central II clusters at Manafwa District Head quarters and Masaka District head quarters respectively. We are looking forward to fruitful meetings in both clusters.

What is the ATI Act, 2005? An act that provides for the right of access to information pursuant to article 41 of the constitution; to prescribe the classes of information referred to in that article, the procedure for obtaining access to that information, and for related matters.

Journalists at our three days engagement doing a role play on how to fill information request forms. Knowing how one can properly fill these forms is a vital part of the process of accessing public information. @AFIC1, @HRCUG

Understanding open contracting by @aoyako of @AFIC1 at the training of Journalists in Mbale district (Journalists have gathered from Bududa, Manafwa, Budaka, Butaleja and Mbale. @HRCUG, @DGFUganda17,

The relationship between human rights, access to information and open contracting is an inevitable one. At our 3-days training with Journalists in Mbale, together with @AFIC1 and @HRCUG, we discuss this reality with our participants. Thanks to @DGFUganda17 for supporting us.

''As journalists, you are Human Rights Defenders. Do something in your journalistic work to promote human rights. It can be DJ mentions, you can write stories, among others. It begins with you.'' Beatrice Nakayenga of @HRCUG. @AFIC1

''Our right to access information is not absolute. Part III of the Access To Information Act indicates the types of information that is exempted from access'' @eddymsenior at the #journalistsTraining in Mbale @AFIC1, @HRCUG

Day one of our engagement with journalists from the eastern cluster (Manafwa, Mbale, Butaleja, Bududa and Budaka). We are conducting this training in collaboration with @HRCUG and @AFIC1. Looking forward to a fruitful 3-days training.