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Gazette Notice No. 10568 of 2025
The Communications Authority of Kenya issues Security Guidelines for the Postal Sub-sector in Kenya, superseding the Code of Practice on Integrity of Mail.
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Whole issue, from Kenya Law. This notice starts on printed page 4688.
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Legislation notice 1
Link- Issuing authority
- Communications Authority of Kenya
- Reason
- Security Guidelines for the Postal Sub-sector in Kenya
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Legislation notice 2
Link- Issuing authority
- Communications Authority of Kenya
- Office
- Director-General/CEO, Communications Authority of Kenya
- Reason
- Security Guidelines for the Postal sub-sector in Kenya, clauses 7.2.5 to 8
- Date
- 1 July 2025
Schedule 15 rows
| Clause | Text |
|---|---|
| 7.2.5 | Establishment of a mail handling area which must be separate from postal/outlet service area. |
| 7.2.6 | Controlled access to the mail center and handling areas by its agents with mail handling responsibilities. |
| 7.2.7 | The process of verifying the contents of postal articles in order to determine their qualification of acceptance, conveyance or delivery. |
| 7.2.8 | The mechanism and plan for the screening and dealing with prohibited articles and suspicious mail items. |
| 7.2.9 | The measures to be taken to prevent, detect and address the loss, theft, damage or interference with postal articles. |
| 7.2.10 | Licensees shall ensure the policies and procedures are regularly reviewed. |
| 7.3 | Information and Incident Reporting Requirements |
| 7.3.1 | Licensees shall ensure that all incidents of loss, theft of, damage to, or interference with postal articles, are recorded in reasonable detail, which shall include: (a) The date, time and place of the incident; (b) The number of (or estimate) mail items involved in the incident; (c) Any other particulars relating to the incident which it would be reasonable to record such as the value of the item. |
| 7.3.2 | Licensees shall submit on a quarterly basis a report detailing all incidents that have taken place, which shall include: (a) The number of mail items which were lost, stolen, damaged or interfered with during the period; and (b) Actions taken for each of the incidents. |
| 7.3.3 | Incidents which are ranked as "Serious Incidents" shall to be reported to the Authority as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any event, within 48 hours of the licensee becoming aware of their occurrence. |
| 7.4 | Mail Integrity. Postal and courier employees play an important role in operations. It is therefore fundamental that licensees put in place sufficient security measures to ensure potential security risks arising from personnel handling mail are mitigated. In this regard, the Licensees shall: |
| 7.4.1 | Ensure all employees and agents are engaged in compliance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Kenya |
| 7.4.2 | Ensure the personnel are appropriately trained in order to reduce and minimize security risks to the business, its customers and employees. |
| 7.4.3 | Ensure all employees or agents are aware of the offences related to the provision of postal services. |
| 8 | Review of the Guidelines. This Guideline may be reviewed from time to time, to ensure that it meets the Authority's statutory obligations. |
Everyone named
| Signed by | David Mugonyi, Director-General/CEO |
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| Issuing authority | Communications Authority of Kenya |
| Office | Director-General/CEO, Communications Authority of Kenya |
| Law | Kenya Information and Communications Act |
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- Corrected by
- No corrigendum in the issues we hold.
- Replaces
- Code of Practice on Integrity of Mail, Guidelines on Mail Security annexed to the courier operator licences
Cite
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 10568 of 2025, Vol. CXXVII No. 165, 1 August 2025, p. 4688.Permalink funua.com/notices/2025/10568/.
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Filed under: Legislation, 2025 · August 2025 · Vol. CXXVII No. 165