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

[Ali Hussein]

Wambua

Thanks for the clarification/correction and it is indeed welcome. 

We note though the damaging publicity over the last one week on this issue. I personally retract the combative statements because of the misreporting. It would however auger well going forward for the CCK to quickly set the record straight when such issues arise.

Regards 

Ali Hussein

+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113

"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 3, 2013, at 6:38 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua at cck.go.ke> wrote:
> 
> Ali,
>  
> 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.
>  
> We do not know where the reporter got the story of developing regulations to compel firms and individuals to host their websites locally from.  
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Christopher Wambua
> Manager – Communications
> Consumer and Public Affairs Department
> Communications Commission of Kenya
> P.O. Box 14448 NAIROBI 00800
> Tel: +254 20 4242209
> info at cck.go.ke
> www.cck.go.ke
>  
>  
>  
> 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?
>  
> This story is refusing to die...I'm sure aggravated by CCKs silence on this..
>  
> Wambua, can you at please tell us the DG was misquoted? 
>  
> 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
>  
> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
> 
> 
> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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