1,200 face early retirement as Posta seeks to cut wage bill
Broadcasting and Telecommunications PS Sammy Itemere (right) receives the Postal Corporation of Kenya Task Force Report from chair Mary Basweti. On the left is Post-Master General Dan Kagwe. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
What you need to know:
Posta spends Sh1.7 billion on annual wages for its 3,200 employees, which takes up 65 per cent of its revenue.
The company has been suffering the effects of technological modernisation that have seen Kenyans opt to send emails rather than letters.
It has been turning more strongly to technological solutions, having introduced a mobile-phone linked postal box service last year. It is also betting big on e-commerce.
Nearly 1,200 Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) employees could be sent home on early retirement if recommendations made in a report expected to guide the turnaround of the State agency are implemented.
A taskforce mandated by the ICT ministry to draw a turnaround plan for Posta yesterday recommended a staff audit to shave the corporation’s wage bill and ensure that employees are equipped with technological skills.
