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Cost of sending letters goes up

Postmaster General Dan Kagwe.

The Postal Corporation of Kenya (Posta) has hiked the cost of sending letters in and outside the country by up to 60 per cent as the troubled State corporation struggles to overcome financial distress.

In a gazette notice published Thursday, Posta released a new price guide that will see the cost of sending letters and parcels weighing between 500g and one kilogramme increase from Sh140 to Sh235.

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