Parliament must support the motions

The recent unanimous decision by Parliament to allow the Member of Parliament for Gaborone Central, Hon.Dumelang Saleshando to come up with a Freedom of Information Bill is much welcome and genuinely applauded. MISA Botswana has been in the fore front calling for the enactment of a law that will guarantee access to information in this country.

Government have not been eager to support this call although the need for such has always enjoyed enormous public goodwill even within Government itself. Only about two years ago the Minister of Communications Science and Technology told parliament that the law was not Government priority. Government has always cited structures like Public Relations officers as adequate t o provide this service.