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AI tools may help Kenyan libraries preserve vanishing plant and farming knowledge

OpenAlex · 2026-08-19

This systematic review examines how AI tools like natural language processing and knowledge graphs could help special libraries in Kenya better capture and preserve Indigenous knowledge, which is currently at risk of being lost as oral traditions fade.

Kenyan academic libraries have begun exploring AI adoption, but lack of awareness and readiness remains a significant barrier

Oral Indigenous knowledge is structurally vulnerable to loss due to its tacit, unstructured, and experiential nature

AI technologies including knowledge graphs, automated transcription, NLP, and machine learning are identified as viable tools for Indigenous knowledge preservation, though infrastructural and policy gaps persist in emerging economies

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