ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Access to Information (General) Regulations
16. Provision of access
Edition: 2023-12-01 · In force
16. Provision of access
(1)Despite section 11(2) of the Act, an Information Access Officer shall provide access to information concerning the life or liberty of a person in accordance with section 9(2) of the Act.(2)Where a request for information is to be made available in another form in accordance with section 11 (3) of the Act, the information holder shall provide the converted record within sixty days of receiving payment, or notice of preferred format in the case of a request on behalf of a person with disability, unless the formal or volume of the information requested reasonably renders compliance with the timeline impracticable.(3)The Information Access Officer shall authenticate copies of a record provided under section 11(3) of the Act including by means of an official stamp of a public entity or a declaration the converted copy of requested information is a true and accurate replica.(4)The Information Access Officer shall ensure that the requester has sufficient time, space and privacy to inspect the requested record, including by allowing the requester to inspect the record on more than one occasion if reasonably required to facilitate full realization of the right to access the information.