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October 9, 2018 www.mygov.go.ke NEWSFOCUS | 15 144TH WORLD POST DAY Theme The Post: Delivering good to the world | October 9, 2018 How Posta Kenya is re-inventing itself Corporation of Kenya tions include Mpost, Tunza Nyumba na Posta, EMS2GO, the Postal Digital Parcel locker and E-njiwa. The Corporation is also working toward a global partnership on e-commerce with Jersey Post and Amazon Web Services, to be signed before the end of 2018. is rooted in providing logistics solutions for last mile delivery. Consequently, the Corporation recently commissioned 22 new motor vehicles consisting of Isuzu DMAX TRF for service delivery and VW Polo to facilitate sales. These motor vehiMr Daniel Kagwe O n behalf of Postal Corporation of Kenya, I am pleased to join the entire postal fraternity in marking the 144th World Post - al Congress in Tokyo as a means to mark the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) creation in 1874. The World Post Day brings awareness to the Post’s role in the everyday lives of people and businesses. The Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta Kenya) was established by an Act of Parliament (PCK Act 1998) and operates as a commercial public enterprise. The Corporation’s mandate includes as the designated public postal licensee in Kenya. Posta Kenya operates a vast network of postal outlets totalling county. The Corporation is re-inventing itself, taking advantage of ICT to create attractive innovative services. These innovaoperations countrywide. Our overall objective is to deepen penetration levels of our postal services in order to meet the Universal Service Obligation standards. Posta Kenya has the capacity to provide excellent distribution and logistics services to both public and private institutions. We invite all to make the Corporation the preferred we are moving forward in our quest to remain a leading comthe industry. We wish to congratulate the winners of the 2018 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People as organised by the UPU International Bureau and the respective postal administrations worldwide. The topic for the UPU 2019 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People aged 15 years and below is: “Write a letter about your hero.” Wishing everyone a happy 2018 World Post Day. On Behalf of the Postal and courier operators in Kenya it is my pleasure to join the Universal Postal Union (UPU) community in celebrating the 144th World Post Day since its establishment of ) in 1874. Going by the line with this year’s World Post Day Theme “The Post : Delivering good to the World” Kenyan Postal and mail operators must embrace these key pillars to remain relevant in the fast changing communication landscape and market environment. We are privy to dynamics of the postal sector and the light mail industry in particular the enormous changes in recent years largely brought about by deregulation and globalization. This has led to growing competition, changing customer demands and the more widespread use of new information and communication technologies. The ability for any operator to create and sustain a competitive edge over the long term will depend largely on how well the operator deals with changes in its environment and manages to exhibit innovative behavior in this era of innovation. It is only through innovation that we increase our productivity and have a cutting edge to meet customer's growing expectations in this digital era. In order to grow and build sustainable competitive advantages; What courier operators in Kenya must do to remain competitive. Message from Chairman of Courier Industry Association postal operators must continue to reinvent themselves to respond to the emerging threats and exploit opportunities. On this occasion our recognition goes to our operators who have embraced innovation to offer excellent customer service by use of technology that enhances in timely delivery, building customer trust, and transparency through their networks. The road ahead calls for heightened effective integration of postal and courier networks not only in the country but across borders in order to fasten the growth we are witnessing in the sector. This will go a long way in overcoming trade and tariff barriers while promoting customer value creation by optimizing each link in the supply chain. Our customers will experience improved delivery lead times for cross-border orders and for domestic destinations. This will simultaneously go with reliable end-to-end delivery times; track and trace; simple return solutions; delivery choice, and improved customer service processes. . Postal and courier networks have a vast national footprint of over 2,000 outlets across the country, the sector remains a strategic pillar and driver in the realization of the Government’s “Big 4 Agenda” and the overall country’s economic growth. We are the strategic direct and indirect job providers to Millions of people who are struggling to liſt themselves out of poverty and exclusivity. Our role in the economy touches on the social, commercial, financial, and digital sectors of the economy through wide range of services we offer to the country. We commit to have continual improvement of our services by using best practice that compare to any global standards. We need to move fast in the courier sector and develop industry standards and regulations for our association that will bring sanity in the sector. We can only innovate and engage in a heathy competition if we have licensed operators who operate on same wavelength of rules and regulations. With those few remarks, I wish you all a happy World Post Day. Kenya gets ready for e-commerce project launch an e-commerce hub for East Africa, bringing together the region’s national Posts. T he e-commerce hub will serve, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. This is part of the Ecom@Africa initiative that was launched in November 2016 to position the postal network as a key enabler and facilitator of e-commerce. It is being spearheaded by Universal Postal Union (UPU). The initiative will see other African countries such as South Africa, Ethiopia Nigeria and Senegal set up similar e-hubs. In Kenya, the industry regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has committed the initial funding for the project . The initiative aims at establishing an integrated, inclusive and innovative e-commerce ecosystem provided by postal operators through online e-commerce platforms. These platforms use the postal network and products for cross-border logistics, deliveries, returns and payments. Francis Wangusi, Director General, Communications Authority of Kenya CA , notes that the Posts have one of the largest networks across the global and is trusted both by the public and private entities. - cation, as well as having the busiest international airport and deep seaport that serves the East Africa region, too, has one of the highest uptakes of internet and mobile telecommunication infrastructure, which are key to the development of e-commerce,” Mr Wangusi said. Mr Wangusi adds that the Post must not only be a player in e-commerce, but also contribute to the development of e-commerce A joint 2016 National ICT Survey between the Authority and the - growing e commerce volumes, and later to connect and integrate with other platforms in the region and globally. e-commerce. While sector statistics by CA indicates that mobile commerce transactions were recorded at 474.5 billion and were valued at Kenya shillings 1.29 trillion between January to March 2018. World Post Day The initiative begins with an assessment of the country’s e-commerce conditions and the postal operator’s operational readiness. The public postal operators are charged with the responsibility of establishing a facility to serve as a regional clearinghouse for international packages. The facility comprises a warehouse, sorting and dispatch center as well as customs services. The distribution of packages is then done through the public postal operators’ netWINNERS OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE- 2018 Home to more than one billion people, Africa remains a largely untapped market for e-commerce services. The region faces several key challenges in successfully implementing e-commerce, namely, non-existent or unreliable electricity supply, lack of addressing systems, low connectivity and knowledge gaps. While the traditional letter mail still remains an important income source for the postal operators, the E-commerce takes the place of one of the main drivers for the delivery business in the postal In Kenya for instance, the numbers of letters posted locally reduced marginally to 16.00 million in the three months to March 2018 from 16.03 million letters recorded in the previous quarter. The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) in conjunction with Universal Postal Union- International Bureau, is proud to announce the winners of the 2018 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People aged 15 years and below, Kenya Chapter. The topic of the composition was: “Imagine you are a letter travelling through time. What message do you wish to convey to your readers?”. The winners are as follows: POSITION NAME 1st Winner 2nd 3rd 3rd Winner Dhara Shah - 9 Years Winner Yash Patel - 12 Years 3rd Winner Larus Mateu - 14 Years scheduled for Tuesday 9th The topic of the 48th Brenda Wambui Mwangi- 13 Years Gathiru Primary School, Kikuyu, Kiambu County Winner Linda Chepkoech Sang - 13 Years Moi Tea Girl’s Secondary, Kericho County SCHOOL . Braeburn Kisumu International School, Kisumu County Visa Oshwal Primary, Nairobi County Moi Tea Girls’ Secondary, Kericho County PRIZE Kshs. 100,000 Kshs. 50,000 Kshs. 30,000 Kshs. 30,000 Kshs. 30,000 October 2018 and presided over by the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information Communication & Technology (MoICT). edition of the International Letter Writing Competition for Young People aged 15 years and below (2019) is: “Write a letter about your hero” The competition rules are as follows: 1. The composition MUST be presented in the form of a letter. 2. The composition MUST well as gender of the participant. 3. The composition should not exceed 1000 words. 4. The participant should indicate both private and school addresses for ease of communication. The telephone number of the school and parents/ guardians should be included. 5. Parents/Guardians and Teachers should NOT assist in the composition writing. 6. The compositions must be submitted to the address below on or before 31st March 2019. 7. All compositions must be sent by Post to the address given below. 8. Only one entry will be allowed in each envelope posted. All entries should be sent to: The Postmaster General Postal Corporation of Kenya P. O. Box 34567, GPO, 00100 Nairobi The prizes for the top three winners are as follows: 1. First prize : Kshs. 100,000 2. Second prize: Kshs. 50, 000 3. Third prize: Kshs. 30, 000 INTERNATIONAL LETTER WRITING COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE-2018 ‘Imagine you are a letter travelling through time what message do you wish to convey to your readers’ Telephone: 020 324 2600. Website: www.posta.co.ke Fax: 2246156

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