MINISTRY of Information and Media permanent secretary Kennedy Kalunga says the UPND government will facilitate the establishment of a media self-regulatory framework and enactment of legislation on access to information. Mr Kalunga was speaking during a stakeholder validation meeting on Access to Information, Thursday. Kalunga: “The quest to have the access to information law enacted was reaffirmed by the His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema in his inauguration speech, in which he reiterated the fact that press freedom is an important component in the fight against corruption and exposing human rights abuse. You may be aware that Zambia has never had legislation specifically to support access to information by the citizens or the media...

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