Archives and records management in Kenya: Problems and prospects

Records Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-101

  Mnjama, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Archives; Kenya; Records management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992948089     PISSN: 09565698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09565690310485315     Document Type: Article

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