Access to public information an uphill struggle in Kenya despite law

The ATI Act was first drafted in 2015 but it was passed in Parliament as well as signed into law in 2016. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A recent legal tussle between lawyer Apollo Mboya and utility firm, Kenya Power over inaccurate customer billing perhaps underlined the deep challenges in accessing information from public entities in Kenya.

In the duel that dragged on for months, the lawyer had sought detailed filings of consumer billing records by Kenya Power amid widespread claims of inaccuracies.

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