[kictanet] Comms ACT - What happens to KENIC?

[Vincent Ngundi]

Dear Michuki and all,

Thank you for your comments.

Please note that the KENIC Board appreciates all these issues. As
such, in its Board meeting last week, the Board set a special meeting
to study the Act and its implications on KENIC and to chart a way
forward.

Kind Regards,

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Vincent Ngundi
Administrative Manager
KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre
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On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki at swiftkenya.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> According to the new communications ACT, it appears that going forward
> KENIC will have to acquire a license (from CCK) to continue managing the
> ccTLD.
>
> KENIC is established as a PPP of which CCK is a party to.
>
> 1) Is there any precedence where the regulator (CCK) is party to or
> legally seats on the board of licensee ?. Wouldnt this constitute to a
> conflict of interest on its end? if not then all is well.
>
> a) If this is the case, what impact would this have on the organizations
> governance structure, the ppp model and where KENIC is hosted.
>
> b) Worth taking note, with the model being recognized as a global best
> practice for ccTLDs, what message are we sending out to the rest of the
> world?.
>
> 2) With the introductions of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and
> IDN ccTLDs by ICANN, does that mean i now have an opportunity to apply
> for a license to run the .ke equivalent in arabic script? and use the
> same license to acquire the mandate from ICANN.
>
> 3) Section 88 - does it mean that anyone can also now go and apply for a
> license to operate second levels under ccTLDs. For instance are we ready
> to run a split registry where .go.ke is run by e-gov and .ac.ke is run
> by KENET etc; and others that maybe proposed (since its subject to
> license issuance) in the future. For argument sake 'i have an
> application for .bank.ke for the financial sector and the catch would be
> that i would provide DNNSEC which KENIC doesnt offer at the moment.' Do
> i qualify for a sub-registry license?
>
> IMHO, i hope such and issues that i have noted on the Certificate
> Authority sections are equally reviewed for the greater good.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michuki.
>
>
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