[kictanet] [Skunkworks] True patriotism and Presidential candidates websites

[Davis Onsakia]

You don't have to buy many domain names; cyber squatting (also known as
domain squatting ) is punishable by law - through ICANN - and hence
illegal. The only challenge is that you will have to prove your case in all
the involved instances.

Best Regards,
Davis M Onsakia
"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the
shore for a very long time."


On 31 December 2012 00:07, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

> You will find that other than Martha Karua's site, .co.ke domains exist
> for the other sites, though it isn't clear if it is domain squatting (the
> Raila one is clear domain squatting).
>
> When choosing a domain name, it's often prudent to buy alternative
> spellings and also common misspellings. Good examples are gogle.com and
> facbook.com. For large corporates, it becomes costly, since you have to
> buy  domains in as many countries as you can. ie apple.com, apple.co.keand
> apple.co.ug
>
> On 30 December 2012 21:52, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
>
>> The pathetic state of Kenyan presidential candidates choice of brand
>> Kenya.
>>
>> www.peterkenneth.com
>> www.raila-odinga.com
>> www.musaliamudavadi.com
>>
>> www.joinmarthakarua.com
>>
>> Quite pathetic that aspiring presidential candidates can opts for .com
>> domain rather than a .ke. If as a president you cannot buy Kenya and
>> promote the local brand, who will?
>>
>> We need to emulate the pride of Deutsches, who have the second biggest
>> TLD in the world .de, rivalled only by .com. Surprisingly one of these
>> presidential candidates spent a considerable amount of time in
>> Deutscheland yet he has not borrowed those ideals and replicated them
>> in Kenya.
>>
>> teamuhuru.co.ke is the only candidate who scores 100% on this metric.
>>
>> Yes, "Brand Kenya" is now a campaign issue.
>>
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