The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) preparing to raise mail charges
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has filed an application with the communications sector regulator seeking permission to increase mail box charges.
A notice published in the current issue of the Kenya Gazette indicates that charges for corporate, individual, and special groups may go up from August.
If approved, corporations will pay Sh 6, 000 for the mail box every year up from the current rate of Sh 4,200 per year.
Individuals will add Sh 400 to the current rate of Sh 1,400 while the special groups will add Sh 500 to the current rate of Sh 3,700. Charges for the sub postal office will, however, remain unchanged.
In the gazette notice signed by the acting CCK director general Peres Nkonge, the Postal Corporation cites the steep rise in the cost of renting premises for leased operations, administrative costs and purchase of the letter boxes.
Consumers have 30 days from Friday last week to make representations or objections to the proposed new tariffs. Such representations or objections must be made in writing to the director general of CCK.
The drive for higher rental charges comes amid a shift by majority of consumers from postal to email services.
PCK has responded to this change by diversifying its portfolio to new business lines such as cyber services. It is however bound by the Universal Service Obligations to offer basic postal services to all customers including remote parts of the country.
1.00 USD = 64.9500 KES
The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has filed an application with the communications sector regulator seeking permission to increase mail box charges.
A notice published in the current issue of the Kenya Gazette indicates that charges for corporate, individual, and special groups may go up from August.
If approved, corporations will pay Sh 6, 000 for the mail box every year up from the current rate of Sh 4,200 per year.
Individuals will add Sh 400 to the current rate of Sh 1,400 while the special groups will add Sh 500 to the current rate of Sh 3,700. Charges for the sub postal office will, however, remain unchanged.
In the gazette notice signed by the acting CCK director general Peres Nkonge, the Postal Corporation cites the steep rise in the cost of renting premises for leased operations, administrative costs and purchase of the letter boxes.
Consumers have 30 days from Friday last week to make representations or objections to the proposed new tariffs. Such representations or objections must be made in writing to the director general of CCK.
The drive for higher rental charges comes amid a shift by majority of consumers from postal to email services.
PCK has responded to this change by diversifying its portfolio to new business lines such as cyber services. It is however bound by the Universal Service Obligations to offer basic postal services to all customers including remote parts of the country.
1.00 USD = 64.9500 KES
