This paper examines the Africanization of human resources in East Africa during the latter part of the twentieth century. Focusing on the case of the East African Airways Corporation (EAAC) and later Kenya Airways, we analyze the long-term development of staffing policy in these companies and the impact of the changing political and managerial environment (colonial rule, joint ownership by three independent states, Kenyan state-owned enterprise, private enterprise with foreign ownership). This research shows that post-independence Africanization was hampered by a lack of specific local expertise. The EAAC solved this difficulty by cooperating with foreign organizations that provided adequate training for African pilots, engineers, and managers. However, indigenization was also used in a less meritocratic way and promoted clientelism.

本文探讨了二十世纪后半叶东非人力资源的非洲化。我们以东非航空公司（EAAC）和后来的肯尼亚航空公司为例，分析了这些公司人员配置政策的长期发展以及不断变化的政治和管理环境（殖民统治、三个独立公司共同拥有）的影响。州、肯尼亚国有企业、外资私营企业）。这项研究表明，独立后的非洲化因缺乏具体的当地专业知识而受到阻碍。EAAC 通过与外国组织合作解决了这一难题，这些组织为非洲飞行员、工程师和管理人员提供了充分的培训。然而，本土化也以不那么精英化的方式使用，并促进了庇护主义。