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The chequered history of sending a letter

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Kenyan Shilling and Coins. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

How times change. That a person in one part of the globe can communicate with a friend thousands of miles away shows how communication technology has transformed the way people keep in touch.

Apparently, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Sample this: Although the snail mail and delivery of packages through the post office are no longer in vogue, it is still possible to get one's mail delivered to their doorstep for Sh400 by the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Alternately it can cost about Sh1 to dispatch a mail of one mega bite electronically.

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