OATH/AFFIRMATION OF THE OFFICE OF A
COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY
The Freedom of Information Bill,
2012
1 ……………………………………
having
been appointed
(a commissioner/the Secretary to) the Kenya Freedom of
Information Commission under the Freedom of Information
Act 2008, do solemnly (swear/ declare and affirm) that I will
faithfully and fully, impartially and to the best of my ability,
discharge the trust and perform the functions and exercise the
powers devolving upon me by virtue of this appointment
without fear, favour, bias, affection, ill-will or prejudice. (SO
HELP ME GOD).
Sworn/Declared by the said…………………………………...
before me this ……………… Day of…………………………
……………………….
Chief Justice.
SECOND SCHEDULE
(s.46)
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Cap 14
Records Disposal Act
1. (1) This paragraph amends the Records Disposal Act.
(2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by deleting the words
“Chief Archivist” wherever they appear and substituting
therefor the expression “Kenya Archives and Documentation
Service and the Kenya Freedom of Information Commission”.
Cap. 19
Public Archives and Documentation Service Act
2. (1) This paragraph amends the Public Archives and
Documentation Service Act.
(2) Section 5A of the Act is amended by inserting the
following new proviso immediately after the word “public”
appearing in the last line of subsection (1)
“Provided that the restriction from circulation shall only
relate to exempt information provided for in section 21 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2008.”
(3)
The Act is amended in section 6 by deleting
subsections (2) and (3).
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(4) Section 7 of the Act is amended by inserting the
expression “in consultation with the Kenya Freedom of
Information Commission and” immediately before the words
“with the approval of the Minister”.