“The COVID-19 pandemic provides sufficient motivation for all of us to be engaged in the governance process because if we are not vigilant and the funds meant for COVID-19 response are stolen, misappropriated, misapplied or in any other way diverted to other purposes, then the objectives of the response will obviously not be achieved.
It is fascinating to know that there are currently 23 countries in Africa with national FoI laws and that South Africa was the first country on the continent to adopt such a law in 2000. Globally, there are currently about 125 countries with national FoI Laws.
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