[Rev. 2018]

Kenya Information and Communications

No. 2 of 1998

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Exclusive right to provide certain postal services.
Requirement of licence.
Designation of public postal licensee.
Licence to provide postal services.
Conditions of licence.

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Postage stamps and postal charges.
Addressee may be liable for postage, etc.
Postal articles not to be opened.
Interception of postal articles in public emergency, etc.
Article or material injurious to persons.
Prohibited materials.
Regulations prohibiting injurious articles.
Material sent in contravention of this Act.
Power to deal with postal articles containing anything in respect of which an offence
is committed.
Withholding postal articles until postage, etc., is paid.
Postal financial services.
Refund of wrong payment of money order.
Proof of return, of postal articles.
Regulations for postal services.

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Operating without a valid licence.
Damaging letter box.
Affixing materials on post office.
Unlawful opening or delivery, etc., of postal articles by employees of licensee.
Transmitting offensive material by post.
Unlawful opening of postal articles, etc., by non-employees of licensee.
Using of fictitious stamps.
Use of certain words.
Transmitting prohibited articles by post.
Interfering with postal installation.

General Provisions relating to Postal Services

Offences relating to Postal Services

PART VI – LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
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Application for license.
Notice of licence.
Grant of licence.
Duration of licence.
Renewal of licence.
Modification of conditions of licence.
Register of licences.
Enforcement of licence conditions.

PART VIA – ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND CYBER SECURITY
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Application.
Functions of the Commission in relation to electronic transactions.
Requirement for a licence.

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