Posta Uganda
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Posta Uganda, originally named Uganda Posta Limited, is the company solely responsible for postal service
in Uganda
.
. The East African Post and Telecommunications Act in 1951 organized the postal system according to an agreement between the Kenya Colony
, the Uganda Protectorate, and the Tanganyika Territory
. The 1977 dissolution of the East African Community voided the East African Post and Telecommunications Act, which was replaced by the Uganda Posts and Telecommunication Corporation although this was not legalized by the parliament of Uganda until 1983.
In 1998, as part of an ongoing government effort to loosen controls over Uganda's communication sector, the Uganda Posts and Telecommunication Corporation was split into the following independent companies:
Uganda Post Limited was given control over the postal service and the 1997 Communications Act split Uganda Post Limited into a million shares, each valued at Ushs 25,000. The Ministry of Finance owns a overwhelming majority with 999,999 shares, with the one remaining share owned by the Ministry of Works, Housing, and Urban Development. Although Uganda Post Limited has changed its name to Posta Uganda, the postal service has not been privatized.
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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History
Uganda Post Limited was founded as part of the East African CommunityEast African Community
The East African Community is an intergovernmental organisation comprising the five east African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of the Republic of Burundi, is the current Chairman of the East African Community. The EAC was originally...
. The East African Post and Telecommunications Act in 1951 organized the postal system according to an agreement between the Kenya Colony
Kenya Colony
The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya was part of the British Empire in Africa. It was established when the former East Africa Protectorate was transformed into a British crown colony in 1920...
, the Uganda Protectorate, and the Tanganyika Territory
Tanganyika Territory
Tanganyika Territory was a British colony between 1919 and 1961. Prior to the end of the First World War was part of the German colony of German East Africa. After the war had broke out, the British invaded the German East Africa, but were unable to defeat the German Army...
. The 1977 dissolution of the East African Community voided the East African Post and Telecommunications Act, which was replaced by the Uganda Posts and Telecommunication Corporation although this was not legalized by the parliament of Uganda until 1983.
In 1998, as part of an ongoing government effort to loosen controls over Uganda's communication sector, the Uganda Posts and Telecommunication Corporation was split into the following independent companies:
- Posta Uganda Limited
- Uganda Telecom Limited
- Post Bank Uganda LimitedPostBank UgandaPostBank Uganda is a non-bank credit institution in Uganda. As of May 2010, PostBank Uganda was a small credit institution whose asset base was estimated at about US$39 million.-History:...
- Uganda Communications CommissionUganda Communications CommissionThe Uganda Communications Commission is according to its website "the regulator of the communications industry in Uganda". Among the responsibilities of the UCC are licensing, regulation, infrastructure development and attention to rural communication service. The chairman of the commission is...
, the industry sector regulator.
Uganda Post Limited was given control over the postal service and the 1997 Communications Act split Uganda Post Limited into a million shares, each valued at Ushs 25,000. The Ministry of Finance owns a overwhelming majority with 999,999 shares, with the one remaining share owned by the Ministry of Works, Housing, and Urban Development. Although Uganda Post Limited has changed its name to Posta Uganda, the postal service has not been privatized.