Rev. 2011]
Kenya Information and Communications
CAP. 411A
131
[Subsidiary]
employee of the sender letters containing any writ or proceeding
out of court or any legal instrument of any kind and, letters carried
to the premises of a provider of electronic mail service for the
purpose of transmission by electronic mail;
(b) the production and issuance of postage stamps, pre-stamped
envelopes, aerograms, and international reply coupons bearing the
official national coat of arms or the words “Republic of Kenya”,
“Kenya”, or “Kenya Post”; and
(c) the rental or lease of private letter boxes or bags;
“universal postal services” means consistent supply of basic postal
services at affordable prices at all points within the country;
“universal service obligations” means obligations assumed by the public
postal licensee by virtue of a licence granted by the Commission under the Act
to provide, as far as possible, basic postal services to all persons within Kenya
at affordable prices that are not necessarily cost-based;
“unreserved postal services” means courier services, counter services,
money orders, electronic bill paying, parcel collection transport and delivery,
expedited mail service, overnight mail services, and other handling of postal
articles.
66. (1) The provisions in this Part shall be carried out in accordance with International
the terms of any international or regional convention or agreement to which and regional
Kenya is a party.
arrangements.
(2) Where a postal licensee conduct international postal services, the
Commission shall ensure that such a licensee conduct their operations in
accordance with the rules, regulations and procedures of the conventions
and agreements to which Kenya is a party, except to the extent that Kenya’s
adherence thereto is limited by a reservation.
67. (1) A postal article shall be deemed to have been delivered—
(a) to the addressee, if it is delivered into a private letter box or bag
of the addressee, leaving it at the house, or office of the addressee
as set out thereon, or with the employee or agent or other persons
authorised to receive it and, where the addressee is a guest or is a
resident at a hotel, hostel or lodgings, if it is left with the proprietor
or manager thereof or with his agent; or
Delivery of Postal
articles.
(b) to a postal service licensee if it is deposited into a posting box or
handed over to an employee or agent of a postal service operator
authorised to receive it.
68. (1) No person shall operate a reserved or unreserved postal service Licensing of postal
except in accordance with a licence issued under the Act.
services operators.