The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) recently held a Special Dinner and Awards Night at the Family Kingdom Resort at Aberdeen, Freetown to climax its 10^th anniversary and recognize persons and institutions who have been using and compliant to the Right to Access Information (RAI) law to request for and/or respond to information request.

The first category of awardees are those ministries, departments and agencies that have their Proactive Disclosure Scheme approved since 2019. The awardees are as follow:

1. Kenema District Council
2. Bo City Council
3. Bo District Council
4. Kailahun District Council
5. Port Loko District Council
6. Makeni District Council
7. University of Makeni (UNIMAK)
8. National Revenue Authority (NRA)
9. Statistics Sierra Leone
10. Environment Protection Agency (EPA)
11. National Youth Commission (NYC)
12. Government Printing Department
13. Ministry of Social Welfare
14. Ministry of The Environment and Climate Change
15. National Authorizing Office (NAO)
16. Human Resource Management Office (HRMO)
17. Ministry of Youth Affairs
18. Civil Service Training College
19. Cabinet Secretariat
20. Local Government Service Commission
21. National Commission for Democracy (NCD)
22. Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)
23. Ministry of Technical and Higher Education
24. Office of Administrator and Registrar General (OARG)
25. Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU)
26. Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO)
27. National Tourist Board
28. Sierra Leone Library Board

The second category of awardees are information requesters (persons/institutions) that hat have consistently used the Right to Access Information Law to request for information since 2019. They contribute significantly to the rapidly growing number of information requests over the years. The awardees are as follow:

1. Eleanor Thompson,
2. Dr Juluis Spencer, CEO Premier Media
3. NAMATI Sierra Leone
4. Augustine Sorie Sengbe Marrah and Associates
5. Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ)
6. Allieu Badara Mansaray, Washington, USA
7. Martha Kargbo
8. Mohamed Tejan Kamara
9. Dr Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director, Society for Democratic Initiative (SDI)
10. Abdul Fatorma, CEO, Campaign for Human Right & Development International (CHRDI)
11. Mohamed Kabba – CEO of Sierra Leaks Media Network
12. James Tamba
13. Mohamed Musa
14. Umaru Conteh
15. Oluwafunmilayo Chambers

The third category of awardees are those ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that have consistently excelled in submitting Annual Compliance Reports (ACRs) since 2019. The awardees are as follow:

1. Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)
2. Statistics Sierra Leone (STATS-SL)
3. Sierra Leone Correctional Services
4. Anti -Corruption Commission (ACC)
5. Political Party Registration Commission (PPRC)
6. Sierra Leone Library Board
7. Kenema City Council
8. Bo City council
9. Makeni City Council

The fourth and final category of awardees are those ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that regularly responded to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests since 2019. The awardees are as follow:

1. Sierra Leone Police
2. Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA)
3. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
4. Statistics Sierran Leone (Stats-SL)
5. Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoYA)
6. Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA)
7. Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED)

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