citizenry. Such a law would further help to create standards and obligations with regard to integrity of information, thereby reducing vices like corruption, which flourish in an environment of secrecy. It is, thus, important that the enactment of the Access to Information Bill is reconsidered a priority. Further, content of the Bill which is already under consideration by government must be made public as it is a people’s document. It is no wonder, then, that during the period under review some stakeholders expressed reservations on government’s plans to conduct nationwide consultation on the Bill, stating that any such move would merely delay the process of enacting the Bill as sufficient consultation had been undertaken in the twenty-one years of the Bill’s existence7. Globally, close to 135 countries have enacted ATI laws, including at least eighteen in Africa, among them Kenya, Tunisia, Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, Angola and Zimbabwe, to mention a few8. 4.2. Media regulation With regard to media regulation, there appears to be agreement on the need for regulation of the media sector in view of the vices observed. Among those vices is the influx of untrained individuals masquerading as journalists, the low wages and lack of protection as well as the lack of professionalism. As noted by most discussants, and from the materials reviewed, Media regulation has been a need for a long time in Zambia, evidenced by the number of censures on professional misconduct by media houses as well as infringements against the rights of journalists. For example, one FGD discussant, a practising journalist stated: Despite the process and all that is going on, I feel media regulation is important in Zambia. There are times I feel embarrassed to be a journalist 7 https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/03/29/governments-plan-to-take-the-access-to-information-bill-to-10provinces-for-fine-tuning-opposed/ 8 A full list of the 135 countries with ATI legislation and the corresponding Global Right to information Rating can be viewed at https://www.rti-rating.org/country-data/ 15