title: Digital Repository For African History Culture And Heritage - A Case of Keiyo Community  of Kenya
creators: Chris Kiptoo Christopher Chepken Joseph Kiplagat
abstract: The History, Culture and Heritage of a Community once it is cast in stone constitutes and remains a priceless jewel for posterity. Africa's cultural heritage is rich and diverse, shaped by thousands of years of history, traditions, and customs that have influenced art, music, fashion, and more across the world.The befitting way to celebrate this immense creativity is to showcase it on a digital platform. Kenya is endowed with a rich historical and cultural heritage and is popularly known as the Cradle of Mankind.
  The Keiyo people, are part of the Kalenjin Community that reside in the Kenyan highlands of Rift Valley. The Keiyo as an ethnic group are a people who feel connected by a complex mix of kinship, culture, and history.
  Keiyo History Culture And Heritage (KHCH) Centre has embraced the challenge of scanty community historical and cultural records. One of the goals in its workplan is to create a digital platform repository for the uniquely rich history, culture and heritage of the Keiyo Community. With the already thriving partnerships and collaborations with actors in the global North, Kenya and indeed Africa shall overcome the challenges facing its desire to bridge the gabs in the realization of equity in matters preservation and dissemination of its priceless ages-old indigenous knowledge driven rich history culture and heritage.
keywords: approaches to preservation start 2 preserve