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Originally published by Techish Kenyatech
September 22, 2025
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Kenya’s seat at the UN agency for global postal services is pure irony
If you grew up in the 90s, you know just how mighty Posta Kenya once was. Brightly painted buildings, the proud red logo, the long queues of people clutching..
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Kenya has been re-elected to the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), an ironic development given the significant decline of its national postal operator, Posta Kenya.
- Private courier firms handled 17 times more domestic parcels than Posta Kenya between January and March, highlighting Posta's operational struggles.
- The Communications Authority (CA) celebrated the re-election, with Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo noting Kenya's 61 years of leadership in postal affairs.
- Posta Kenya’s domestic letters decreased by 82%, international incoming letters by 95%, and domestic parcels by 75% in one quarter, while sending parcels abroad increased by nearly 478% through March 2025.
- The re-election to the UPU council for another four-year term occurs despite Posta Kenya’s visible decline, including dilapidated buildings and recent price hikes for its MPost virtual address service.
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