Zanzibar's government is telling everyone that keeping good records matters for basically everything the country does, from economics to culture. Minister Saada Mkuya Salum checked out the archives building in Kilimani and said losing documents to bad storage means future generations miss out on legit history. She wants the staff database updated and the new archives facility wrapped up soon.
The archives hold colonial-era British and German papers, plus church docs, old newspapers, and rare books. Officials introduced tighter security after researchers kept swiping stuff they were supposed to be studying. Permanent Secretary Saleh Juma Mussa pushed for better teamwork among workers, and Director Khatib Suleiman Khatib confirmed the authority runs under a 2008 law.
The archives hold colonial-era British and German papers, plus church docs, old newspapers, and rare books. Officials introduced tighter security after researchers kept swiping stuff they were supposed to be studying. Permanent Secretary Saleh Juma Mussa pushed for better teamwork among workers, and Director Khatib Suleiman Khatib confirmed the authority runs under a 2008 law.
