[kictanet] Is CCK right to require firms to host websites locally?

[John Kieti]

Thanks Ali, Wambua, All

If the position of CCK is as clarified above, then the Director General
must have been misquoted in the Business Daily article. I would say this is
a more comfortable regulatory position.

best regards


On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua at cck.go.ke>wrote:

>  Ali,
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> I wish to set the record straight on this matter.  What the DG said during
> the COMESA cyber-security meeting was as follows:
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> ·         That the CCK will soon delink itself from the governance of
> KENIC in line with the requirement of the law. CCK is finalizing on the
> licensing framework for the ccTLD business segment. As we have indicated on
> this list before, the framework shall be subjected to stakeholder
> consultations as soon as it is ready.
>
> ·         He also encouraged local firms and individuals to adopt the dot
> ke domain names to ensure that we keep local traffic local.
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> We do not know where the reporter got the story of developing regulations
> to compel firms and individuals to host their websites locally from.
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> Best regards,
>
>
>
> *Christopher Wambua*
>
> *Manager – Communications*
>
> *Consumer and Public Affairs Department*
>
> *Communications Commission of Kenya*
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> *P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800*
>
> *Tel: +254 20 4242209*
>
> *info at cck.go.ke <info at cck.go.ke>*
>
> *www.cck.go.ke <http://www.cck.go.ke>*
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> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=
> cck.go.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Ali Hussein
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:51 PM
> *To:* Wambua, Christopher
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Is CCK right to require firms to host websites
> locally?
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>
> This story is refusing to die...I'm sure aggravated by CCKs silence on
> this..
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> Wambua, can you at please tell us the DG was misquoted?
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> Walu puts it nicely here..
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> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/-require-firms-to-host-websites-locally/-/1959700/2096178/-/urclu2z/-/index.html
>
> Ali Hussein
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> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
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