Postal Corporation of Kenya postmaster general Daniel Kagwe. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The Postal Corporation of Kenya has ventured into clearing and
forwarding to enable it to finance its operations in the wake of
disruption by new technologies.
Postmaster-general Dan Kagwe said on Friday the diversification would also help Posta to sustain its workforce.
“Clearing
and forwarding is not a cost to implement, it is just manpower that we
need and we have the manpower. We have 3,000 employees and instead of
thinking of redundancy or retrenchments we want to create work for our
staff,” he said at the flagging off of a fleet of new motor vehicles for
mail and courier services in Nairobi.
Mr Kagwe said
they are clearing for National Oil Corporation of Kenya, Central Bank of
Kenya and individuals — mostly car importers.
The new fleet includes 11 Isuzu DMAX TRF 86 worth Sh39 million.
In
June, the corporation flagged off 11 VW Polos for the sales services
worth Sh17 million. Posta said the acquisition of the 22 vehicles worth
Sh56 million was internally funded.
The Treasury does not grant Posta subsidy since its split from the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation in 1999
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