Shortage of classrooms had always been a big problem at Linthipe Primary School in Salima District in Malawi. To address this problem, in 2015, parents mobilized themselves and engaged a contractor to undertake the construction works. Unfortunately, the contractor abandoned work before completion but after...
Thousands of people finally enjoy better hygiene and cleanliness resulting from campaigns launched in Salima district in Malawi.This followed citizen training on citizen contract monitoring and access to Information through open contracting project carried out by Africa Freedom of Information Centre in partnership with Centre...
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) initiated a community dialogue on access to information on April 26th, 2023 at Cwero, Paicho Sub-county, Gulu district in its efforts to develop citizens' capacities to seek and use public information.[caption id="attachment_22191" align="alignnone" width="315"] Community dialogue hosted by AFIC...
Op-EdIn June 2021 the president of Uganda gave a directive to install digital motoring systems in all motorcycles and vehicles as means to crack down on rising insecurity in the country. However, reports indicate that Joint Stock Company Global Security that was awarded the 10-year...
Corruption is the silent destruction of a nation!In countries worldwide, it has been shown that when there's corruption in politics and economics, many people suffer. Corrupt governments stifle economic growth by diverting resources away from programs that benefit society as a whole; this means less...
Press ReleaseAFIC released its research report "Sunlight in Digital Technologies". This report analyzes data gathered through triangulation from varied secondary and primary sources, using an exploratory research design combining a scoping review of grey and published literature with key informant interviews and a survey in Uganda, Liberia,...
Feminist Open Government: Research on the Extent to which Open Government Promotes Open Contracting Among Women in Kenya, Nigeria and Malawi...
Following a one year stalemate due to disputes between the owners of the kiosks and Kabale Municipal Council, the reconstruction of the Kabale Central Market began finally kicked off in December 2019. Chongqing International Construction[CICCO], a Chinese firm, has been contracted to rebuild the market at...
The public procurement oversight agencies for Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania have resolved to fast-track open contracting by proactively publishing data in Open Contracting Data Standards formats and promote monitoring of contracts by none state actors. They also resolved to promote participation in the...
“We were forcibly evicted and tortured by Uganda Police. We had to run for our precious lives, "Hassan Serwaada, a Kasanda Gold Mining machinery operator, said in a community awareness dialogue. This dialogue was organised in the newly established Kasanda District by the Africa Freedom of Information...
Monitoring Public Contracts: 5 Lessons from Uganda...
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) seeks to recruit Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator. Applications should be submitted by email to charity@afic.eabwmedia.com with copy to info@afic.eabwmedia.com by Thursday close of business on March 1, 2018. Please find details in Job description....