[kictanet] [Skunkworks] New KenInvest Website

Tue Oct 9 09:15:44 EAT 2012

Norman

The notion that a .com extension provides a more global outlook is now a tired one... (Sorry for being blunt) especially for country specific agencies like Kenivest. We must become more country centric and be proud of who we are as a country. 

A ccTLD speaks volumes although subtly on the confidence that we have in our own country. As the Swahili saying goes 'Mcheza kwao hutuzwa'...

Ali Hussein

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On Oct 9, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Norman Boinett <nboinett at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks all for the feedback and suggestions. I will surely follow up on .co.ke domain issue. The gTLD has been in use for a while. We had an argument on the same with our colleagues and the decision to use the gTLD was based on the argument that we have an international audience and we needed to give the IPA an international outlook and presence (you will notice that most Investment Promotion Agencies IPA's use gTLD's not ccTLD's) however there is absolutely no harm in obtaining a ccTLD to compliment the gTLD.
> 
> Have a great day.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree Ali, i just hope we can find a way of making .ke a default id for all state corporations , i think Ken Invest would be a good starting point for promoting proudly .ke which seems to be in high demand in the high seas compared to home ( i don't have facts though). I hope Norman will consider my humble request :-)) who knows what the ripple effect of keninvest.co.ke would mean to the local registrar community, after all we are a brand, the best runners, the best tea, the best groundnuts, the best milk (Tuzo Sirkal) the best Sugar (Mumias Ingwe), need i say more.
>> 
>> Have a great day
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>>> Barrack
>>> 
>>> Some things may not be so obvious unfortunately. I think all government  departments and agencies must be compelled to have .ke as the default domain. Even if they own .coms (which they may have to buy for defensive purposes to prevent cyber squatters and domainers from hijacking the names. 
>>> 
>>> Ali Hussein
>>> 
>>> +254 773/713 601113
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>>> Sent from my iPhone®
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>>> On Oct 9, 2012, at 5:51 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Norman,
>>>> 
>>>> I would wish to congratulate you for the good job  but i am really serious about my question, i would like to understand why a state arm is not using a .ke? is it that its not catchy enough ?
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:06 PM, daniel gitau <danmac.daniel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Norman,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Great stuff going on there..shud also put an option of posting/tracking projects.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Danmac
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 8, 2012 3:02 PM, "Norman Boinett" <nboinett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Feedback is highly appreciated
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rgds
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Norman
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition,
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> “And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he who
> introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.”
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> 1984, p. 21.)
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