Repositories

  • Contact Information

    • Name:

      Kenya National Archives and Documentation

    • Postal Address:

      P.O. Box 49210
      Nairobi
      Kenya

    • Location:

      Moi Ave.

    • Telephone:

      (254) 02-28959

    • Facsimile:

      (254) 02-228020

    • E-mail:

      knarchives@form-net.com

    • URL:

      http://www.kenyarchives.go.ke

    • Director:

      Musila Musembi

    • Year founded:

      1956

  • Collections

    • Type of repository:

      Archive

    • Types of source material:

      Archival records
      Electronic archives
      Government records
      Music
      Newspapers
      Personal papers
      Photographs

    • Size:

      6579 linear metres

    • Holdings:

      We have over 1.5 million individual documents, including from government ministries and departments, correspondence files, official publications and a unique Africana collection. The audiovisual archives feature some rare historical films of the country. The records date from 1896 to 1995. There are also Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service Records Centers in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Kakamega.

    • Receiving new material?

      No

    • Languages:

      English and Arabic

  • Access Conditions

    • Access conditions:

      archival materials accessible to national and international researchers

    • Access restrictions:

      30 years

    • Finding tools:

      Accession lists or registers
      Card catalogs
      Electronic catalogs
      Guides
      Inventories

    • Copier available?:

      No

  • Repository publications:

    • A Guide to Private Papers in the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service..
    • A Guide to Records in the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service relating to Religions. 1st ed. 1985.
    • A Guide to Selected Documents on Agriculture in Kenya. 1st ed. Nairobi, 1985.
    • A Guide to Selected Documents on Education in Kenya. 1st ed. Nairobi, 1985.
    • A Guide to Selected Documents on Political Organizations in Kenya. 1st ed. Nairobi, 1984.
    • Kenya Archives Microfilm Guide. Syracuse, 1968.
    • Kenya Archives Microfilm Guide. Syracuse, 1984.
    • Kenya National Archives. A Guide to the Contents of the Kenya National Archives. Part I, Nairobi, 1995. Part II, Nairobi, 1985