hi listers,<br><br>what bodies are tasked with management of govt. records?<br><ul><li>If we have a look at the Public Archives and Documentation Service Act, you will see that the government has mandated the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service to be in charge of housing,control and preservation of public records.</li>
<li>Additionally, the National council for Law Reporting manages publication of law reports which contain judgments,rulings and opinions of the court as far as the judiciary is concerned and it is established under the National Council for Law Reporting Act,1994 and
given the exclusive mandate to publish what are known as the Kenya Law Reports<br></li></ul>Regards,<br>Kerubo<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">We appreciate all those who sent their messages of condolences for Evelyn Rono. Those who have not done so, can still send up till Monday evening. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">And today, we will continue with the e-discussion on <b><i>Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa</i></b><i>, </i>a study conducted by International Records Management Trust (IRMT) and supported by IDRC, a study that covered five Eastern African Countries namely Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Under the issue of <b>Planning for Records Management Requirements in ICT systems, </b>we focus on the second concern raised namely </span><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Lack of planning for records management functionality in ICT systems.</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">To guide in our thoughts on this concern, lets consider the following: </span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">What bodies/institutions/agencies are tasked with management of government records?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Wjat type of systems do these bodies use to manage records?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt">Is there any co-ordination between these bodies?</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">How is the lack of attention to records management impeding these agencies and boards from fulfilling their mandate to co-ordinate ICT implementation?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> We look forward to hearing from listers from all the five countries.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Have a great day.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Rgds<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:10pt"><u></u>Grace<u></u></span></p>
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