SECTOR 1 former senior managers of the public company were tried and convicted on nepotism and corruption charges. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓ 3.3 2005=2.5; 2007=1.4; 2009=3.5; 2011=4.7; 2014=4.0 1.7 Public information is easily accessible, guaranteed by law to all citizens Mozambique has a Right to Information Law (Law nº 34/2014 of 31 December) which was approved four years ago by unanimity and acclamation by the three parliamentary benches (Frelimo, Renamo, e MDM). One year later, its regulations were approved, namely through Decree nº 35/2015 of 31 December. However, according to the panel, its effectiveness has proved somewhat problematic and there are several instances of requests for information of public interest that are not positively responded to by the entities covered by the law. One of the principles of the Right to Information Law is proactivity or maximum disclosure (Article 6) which, if respected by the institutions covered by the law, would make many of the potential requests for information of public interest redundant. In terms of that legal order, public and private entities covered by the Right to Information Law should proactively publish on their websites the following: 17 • Organisation and operation of services and content of decisions that may interfere with the rights and freedoms of citizens. • Activity plans and annual budgets, as well as their respective implementation reports. • Audit reports, surveys, inspections and inquiries (investigation) into their activities. • Environmental evaluation reports. • Adjudication minutes of any public tenders, and • Contracts entered, including the revenues and expenses involved. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2018