A member of the House of Representatives proposed that instead of criminalizing fake news, the congress should work to approve a pending Freedom of Information bill that he says would help counter the irresponsible sharing of false information on media and the Internet. 
Mbunge wa Bunge la nchi hiyo alipendekeza kwamba badala ya kufanya habari potofu ziwe jinai, Baraza la Seneti lifanyie kazi Muswada wa Uhuru wa Habari ambao bado haujafanyiwa kazi akidai kwamba ungesaidia kupambana na usambazaji holela wa taarifa zisizo sahihi kupitia vyombo vya habari na mtandao wa intaneti.