Purpose The study aims to establish the records management practice, in support of governance in Nyamira County. The objectives were to determine the types of records managed in Nyamira County, to establish the contribution of records management in the running of Nyamira County, to determine the adoption of records management policies in Nyamira County and to assess strategies that will lead to sound records management in Nyamira County. Design/methodology/approach The sample population comprised 27 respondents who were drawn from different categories of staff through census sampling as follows: 4 records officers, 3 record clerks, 10 chief officers and 10 secretaries. The study used a qualitative research approach where interview schedules and observation were used for data collection. Findings It was established that Nyamira County generated various types of records including policy related records, financial records and auditing records. It was submitted that records management is essential in support of governance as it forms a basis for equity in resource distribution, hence fostering confidence among the public, which results in good will from the people on County government projects. The study noted various challenges including inadequately trained staff on records management, lack of records disposal and retention schedules, inadequate equipment and space and inadequate policies and standards. Originality/value The study concluded that poor records management practiced in Nyamira County was a great hindrance to good governance and recommended that county governments should formulate and implement records management policies, standards and guidelines and provide adequate budgetary allocations to ensure that the records management practice that is in place supports governance.

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记录管理实践，以支持肯尼亚县政府的治理，以尼亚米拉县为例

目的本研究旨在建立记录管理实践，以支持Nyamira县的治理。目标是确定Nyamira县管理的记录类型，确定Nyamira县运行中记录管理的作用，确定Nyamira县采用记录管理政策并评估将导致合理记录管理的策略在尼亚米拉县。设计/方法/方法抽样人群包括27位受访者，他们通过普查抽样从不同类别的工作人员中抽取出来，分别是：4名记录员，3名记录员，10名总干事和10名秘书。该研究采用了定性研究方法，其中将访谈时间表和观察结果用于数据收集。结果确定Nyamira县生成了各种类型的记录，包括与政策相关的记录，财务记录和审计记录。有人提出，记录管理对于支持治理至关重要，因为它构成了资源分配公平的基础，因此在公众中建立了信任，这导致了人们对县政府项目的良好意愿。该研究指出了各种挑战，包括对记录管理人员的培训不足，缺乏记录处理和保存时间表，设备和空间不足以及政策和标准不足。