[kictanet] 4 CEOS in 5 years? Something doesn't seem right at KENIC

[Alice Munyua]

Dear Colleagues,

I wish to thank you all for the ongoing discussions of KeNIC.

We have acknowledged and taken note of the very substantive
issues raised and proposed recommendations.

We acknowledge that KeNIC, has had its challenges as a growing
organisation in the internet ecosystem.  With this in mind we are
currently undergoing an institutional assessment process to identify
problems across the organisation and opportunities to help us make
improvements.

As we strive to improve KeNiC's effectiveness as a multi-stakeholder
organisation, in an ever changing technical and policy environment, we
would encourage and be very grateful if all stakeholders would attend
the next AGM planed for July 2012, and make similar and/or new
contributions. Voicing these issues at the AGM and in other processes
will continue to strengthen KeNIC in achieving our mission and contribution to internet growth.

We look forward to receiving more constructive comments and
recommendations during this period as well as this year's AGM in July.

We will keep stakeholders informed of developments in the process and dates
for this years AGM.

Best Regards
Alice Munyua






On 19/03/2012 22:23, McTim wrote:
> On 3/19/12, Erik Hersman<erik at zungu.com>  wrote:
>> +1 on McTim
> Thanks Hash (and Mwendwa)
>
>> Difference of opinion on registrations though. That should be one of the
>> major metrics.  If ordinary people can't afford domains, and they can't now,
>> then we'll forever be playing catchup in this space.
>
> Due to blogspot/FB/other free website opportunities, "we" may be
> playing catchup forever.
>
> I'm not saying domains are dead, but it's hard to compete with
> freemium.  What if domains were indeed no (fixed) cost from KENIC?
> Would registrars cough up 50% of their domain revenue to sustain
> KENIC? 30%?  What might be a sustainable level using an alternative
> model?
>
>
> Let's see if the current promotion (1000 bob from KeNIC to registrars,
> max 1500 bob from registrars to registrants) works:
>
> http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php/registrars/commitment
>
> By providing your Registrar details you agree to lower the cost of
> registering or renewing domain names ie. .co.ke, .or.ke and .ne.ke, to
> all registrants to a maximum price of Ksh1,500(VAT Exclusive) for the
> duration of the promotion starting from 19th March to 19th April 2012.
> Kindly send the registrar details below from your official email
> address to marketing at kenic.or.keThis e-mail address is being protected
> from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
>
> Registrar Name:
> Registrar Official Email Address:
> Contact Person:
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "In order to make the digital marketing campaign a massive success,
> KeNIC proposes to lower the cost of registering or renewing domain
> names ie. .co.ke,.or.ke and .ne.ke, for all registrars to Kshs 1,000(
> VAT Exclusive) for the duration of the promotion. However, in so
> doing, KeNIC wants end-users to benefit from this price discount when
> purchasing or renewing domain names from KeNIC registrars by also
> offering the domains at a maximum price of Kshs 1,500( VAT Exclusive).
>
> We anticipate that more domain names will be registered during the
> campaign whilst at the same time ensuring that sales margins for
> registrars are unaffected. This time-bound offer will run only for the
> duration of the promotion and registrars who are ready to support this
> initiative need to communicate explicitly to by sending their details
> as requested above so that they may be featured on an exclusive list
> of registrars offering the discounted rate on our web site, and other
> communication channels.
> The duration of the promotion runs from 19th March to 19th April 2012. "
>