Postal Activity Bill Scrutinised

The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng defended the bill in the Committee on Production and Trade of the National Assembly on April 1, 2020.

In the coming days, Members of the National Assembly as the entire House will scrutinise and adopt the bill governing Postal Activity in Cameroon. 
Members of the Committee on Production and Trade paved the way for the adoption of the bill by the entire House as they examined the bill on April 1, 2020  defended by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng in the presence of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the  Assemblies, Bolvine Wakata.
The postal sector, government states, is a cross-cutting domain covering all activities regarding production, distribution and consumption of goods and services related to postal activities and their modern meaning, in relation to information and communication technologies (ICTs)  and their use. The sector is a pillar of economic growth and sustainable development     and the reform  as envisaged in the bill is expected to contribute significantly towards achieving Cameroon’s objective of attaining emergence within the framework of the Vision 2035 Plan.
The expected role of the postal sector in Cameroon’s economic growth has not been forthcoming due to major difficulties the sector faces. One of the difficulties is the loopholes in   Law No. 2006/19 of 29  December 2006 governing the postal activity in Cameroon. Other difficulties diagnosed include : the non-definition of a universal postal service pricing criterion  and non-observance by private operators of the reserved monopoly ; inadequate ownership  and maintenance of ICTs ; absence of the provisions relating to conditions for access to and exercise of a postal activity and to postal addressing in the codification process ; a public postal operator that remains marked by great inefficiency and poor service quality. There are also difficulties such as the proliferation of opera...

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