30 courier firms set up as e-commerce rises

New entrants including Glovo have been pushing delivery of food and groceries in addition to conventional parcels. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Thirty courier firms have entered the Kenyan market over the past year with the sector deliveries growing by 22.2 percent as online purchasing picks up. The number of private courier outlets rose to 1,027 from 997 from a similar quarter last year.

Data from Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that courier service deliveries grew to 885,862 in the three months to June from 724,866.

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