The Freedom of Information Bill, 2012
amount of the fee;
(d)
the method of payment of such fees;
(e)
the proposed process of accessing the information once
the payment is made; and
(f)
that an appeal may be made to the Commission in respect
of the amount of fees required or the form of access
proposed to be provided.
(2) Subject to section 32, upon receipt of the requisite fee, a public
officer shall provide the information to the applicant or permit the
relevant inspection immediately but in any event no later than two
working days from the date of receipt of such payment.
(3) Any information which may be made accessible to an applicant
shall be produced forthwith at the place where it is kept, for
inspection; to any person who desires to have access to it; and in
such a manner as it can be read, listened to, or otherwise
comprehended, in the form in which it is held unless the applicant
requests that it be made available in another form and it is
practicable to do so, and such information may also be copied,
reproduced, or used for conversion to a sound transmission.
(4) Where information is to be provided under this section, and the
applicant requests that access be given in either English or
Kiswahili, the information shall be given to the applicant in that
language –
(a)
forthwith, if the information already exists in that
language; or
(b)
within a reasonable time if the information does not exist
in the language in which access has been applied for.
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