Licensing Procedures for Postal/Courier Operators

All applications for licences to provide postal/courier services must be addressed to the Commission (section 77 of the Act). Upon receipt of the application, the following process ensues:

• Payment of the prescribed non-refundable application fee (currently Ksh.10, 000)
• Upon receipt of the application fee, the following details are checked with regard to eligible applicants:
  1. Must be registered as a company in Kenya
  2. Must be registered with the Income Tax Department for tax purposes
  3. Should be local (Kenyan) owned by at least 20%.

• Eligible applicants are published in the Kenya Gazette and await the expiry of 60 days within which representations on the application from interested parties could be raised
• Upon successful gazettment, appropriate categorization of applicants is determined
• The applicant is advised of the category and licence fee payable
• Issuance of the postal license

Postal and Courier Licensing Scope

All firms offering postal service are legally subject to licensing/registration considerations. These include:

• The Public Postal licensee
• All courier firms
• Delivery companies - transporters, freight and forwarding companies that handle documents and parcels appropriately falling under the definitions given in the Act.

Postal and Courier License Types & Terms

The Commission issues two types of postal licences. These are:

• The Public Postal license issued to the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK), which is valid for 25 years from date of issue (subject to payment of annual operating license fee).
• Postal Courier licences issued to other postal operators, which are valid for 15 years from date of issue (subject to payment of annual operating license fee).

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