No.6
Access to Information Act
2016
15
Offence of
alteration,
defacement,
blocking,
erasure.
22. A person who alters, defaces, blocks, erases,
destroys or conceals any information held by the
information holder, with the intention of preventing the
disclosure by such information holder, commits an
offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not
exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding twelve months or both.
Protection of a
person who
makes
disclosure
23.-(1) A person in the service or employment
of any information holder shall not be subject to any
legal, administrative or employment related sanctions
for releasing information on wrongdoing, or
information which would disclose a serious threat to
health, safety or the environment, as long as that person
acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the
information was substantially true.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1),
wrongdoing includes the commission of a criminal
offence, failure to comply with a legal obligation, a
miscarriage of justice,
corruption or dishonesty, or maladministration
regarding the information holder.
Protection of
officers
24. Officers in the service or employment of any
information holder shall not be subject to any civil or
criminal liability for any act done or omitted to be done
in good faith in the exercise or performance of any
power or duty under this Act.
Passed by the National Assembly on the 7th September, 2016.
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Clerk of the National Assembly