ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Access to Information Act
17. Management of records
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
17. Management of records
(1)In this section, "records" means documents or other sources of information compiled, recorded or stored in written form or in any other manner and includes electronic records.(2)Every public entity shall keep and maintain—(a)records that are accurate, authentic, have integrity and useable; and(b)its records in a manner which facilitates the right of access to information as provided for in this Act.(3)At a minimum, to qualify to have complied with the duty to keep and maintain records under subsection (2), every public entity shall—(a)create and preserve such records as are necessary to document adequately its policies, decisions, procedures, transactions and other activities it undertakes pertinent to the implementation of its mandate;(b)ensure that records in its custody, including those held in electronic form, are maintained in good order and condition; and(c)not later than three years from the date from which this Act begins to apply to it, computerize its records and information management systems in order to facilitate more efficient access to information.
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