Inside the Kenya National Archives. To some, the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service is more of a landmark, meeting point, or to yet others, “a place where old things are kept”. The National Archives Department under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage is the custodian of all government records. A visit to the Archives will also debunk the myth that the Mau Mau insurgence was largely a Kikuyu affair. For example, Argwings-Kodhek, the first African barrister in Kenya used his legal expertise to defend the Mau Mau.

Source: Standard Digital May 31, 2021 16:45 UTC