MALAWI RESEARCH CONCLUSION THE MOST SECRETIVE PUBLIC ORGANISATION IN MALAWI THE MOST OPEN PUBLIC ORGANISATION IN MALAWI The Ministry of Agriculture’s website is outdated, although its Facebook page contains up-to-date information. The ministry did not even provide information as to where information requests should be made. Mzuzu City Council is the only institution that provided information upon request and has an upto-date Facebook page. Therefore, the 2023 Golden Key Award goes to Mzuzu City Council. Therefore, the 2023 Golden Padlock Award goes to the Ministry of Agriculture. RECOMMENDATIONS y To implement the ATI Act effectively in Malawi, the government needs to consistently fund the Malawi Human Rights Commission activities on ATI to increase awareness. y It is also important that all public institutions appoint and publish the names and contact details of officers responsible for information requests to ease the information request process. Additionally, institutions should publish procedures to be used when requesting information. y Using public relations officers as information officers poses a challenge, as the former fails to distinguish the duties for each role. It is important to separate them to avoid confusion. y The public institutions should also proactively publish information about signed contracts, budgets and financial reports. Malawians must also embrace a culture of demanding the information they need from public or relevant private institutions. 54