The Access to Information Act, 2016
information in the Kenya Defence Forces Act;
and
(l)
any other information whose unauthorized
disclosure would prejudice national security.
(3) Subsection (1)(d) and (e) shall not apply if a
request for information relates to the results of any product or
environmental testing, and the information concerned reveals
a serious public safety or environmental risk.
(4) Despite anything contained in subsections (1) and
(2), a public entity or private body may be required to
disclose information where the public interest in disclosure
outweighs the harm to protected interests as shall be
determined by a Court.
(5) A public entity is not obliged to supply
information to a requester if that information is reasonably
accessible by other means.
(6) In considering the public interest referred in
subsection (4), particular regard shall be had to the
constitutional principles on the need to—
(a)
promote accountability
entities to the public;
(b)
ensure that the expenditure of public
funds is subject to effective oversight;
(c)
promote informed debate on issues of
public interest ;
(d)
keep the public adequately informed
about the existence of any danger to
public health or safety or to the
environment; and
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