Elijah Nchoga Nyamberi

Department of Records and Libraries Studies, Moi University, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Publications

• Review Article   
  Devolution of Records management to County Governments in Kenya Challenges and Opportunities
  Author(s): Elijah Nchoga Nyamberi*
  
  This article is condensed from a doctoral dissertation that aims to investigate devolution of records management to sub national governments or county governments: a case of four selected counties in Western Kenya. The key findings of the study were: counties lacked preparedness to receive records of the devolved functions; failed records systems in the central government were imposed on the newly established county governments; the constitution of Kenya does not designate archives other than the national archives as a functional area of the counties and archaic records management infrastructure was being used to support DORM. DORM is under resourced because its significance is unacknowledged leading to inadequate records management in the county departments. Despite the challenges DORM offers many opportunities: records of devolved functions are key tools of efficient administration .. View More»
  

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