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

Tue Dec 3 22:08:12 EAT 2013

Good one Phares :-)

But of course the problem is that hosting in Kenya is abysmal and won't get
better until Kili is off the ground and/or Angani is out of beta.  Until
then, there is no mature local hosting option.

In addition, tech thinkers in Kenya needs to think big and move beyond
talking about selling .ke domain names - that's all peanuts and de minimus
in the Internet economy.  There are a few people here who think that
Billion dollar (not shilling, dollar) global tech startups can be founded
in Nairobi and at least that's the ship I'm throwing my bag into.  The
government can help a bit but fundamentally, this needs to be an all hands
on deck effort where people push Kenya up the value chain in whatever way
they can.  I happen to have skills in cloud computing and can help launch a
public cloud.

Government agencies can do things like get corporate registration happening
online in under 3 business days, letting work visas get approved in a
timely manner, make paying taxes simple and without requiring much effort.

Community groups like iHub and Nairobi Dev School can keep on developing
young talent and bringing people together.

Companies like BRCK and Kopo Kopo can keep getting investment in here and
building locally based teams with global and local talent.

And we'll all get there step by step.

Cheers,
Adam

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On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki at gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps CCK can lead by example and move it's website to terra firma
> Kenya?
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> Sent from my mobile device, excuse brevity
>
> On 3 Dec 2013, at 18:45, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua at cck.go.ke> wrote:
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>  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.
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> ·         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,
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> *Christopher Wambua*
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> *Manager – Communications*
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> *Consumer and Public Affairs Department*
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> *Communications Commission of Kenya*
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> *P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800*
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> *Tel: +254 20 4242209*
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> *info at cck.go.ke <info at cck.go.ke>*
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> *www.cck.go.ke <http://www.cck.go.ke>*
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> *From:* kictanet [
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> *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
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> Ali Hussein
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> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
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>   "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world
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