AO: This quote was bolded in the original text to indicate it as an extract from Musembi's 1985 book entitled "Archives Management: The Kenyan Experience" and highlights a sense of pan-Africanism and united common struggle of African archival scientists.
It is hoped that Kenya’s successful programme in retrieving its migrated archives will have a broader significance particularly for those countries in East and Central Africa with which we share so much in terms of historical and record creation. The similarities during the colonial period in policy and procedures, both by official administrations and non-official agencies, has resulted in common sources of records. The more closely these countries link their efforts to investigate and gain access to the sources in Britain, the more successful their efforts will be.
