[kictanet] FW: MEDIA RELEASE ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMMERCIALIZE THE '.KE' INTERNET IDENTITY

[Wambua, Christopher]

ICT researcher,

CAK has been supporting KENIC with office space free of charge.

Wambua

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

From: ICT Researcher
Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2014 21:51 PM
To: Wambua, Christopher
Reply To: ICT Researcher
Cc: Consumer and Public Affairs; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: MEDIA RELEASE ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMMERCIALIZE THE '.KE' INTERNET IDENTITY


Wambua,

If .ke domain statistics is anything to go by, http://www.kenic.or.ke/index.php/ke-domains/ke-domains, then 90% of KENIC's income from .co.ke domain is above Kshs 61.5 million annually. How much rent have they been paying (to their landlord CCK)? Or they have been joyriding on taxpayers public resources (premises) for free?


On Friday, January 31, 2014 6:06 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua at cck.go.ke> wrote:
Dear Listers,

As earlier communicated, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) would like to clarify that the proposed licensing framework does not propose the dissolution of KENIC and thus the need for a re-delegation. If anything, the proposed framework seeks to strengthen the governance of KENIC by ensuring that the Board is representative of the local Internet community.

The proposed licensing framework envisages an arrangement where KENIC remains as-is (a multi-stakeholder private public partnership) but with Government represented by another entity (Kenya ICT Authority). CAK will relinquish its positions in the KENIC Board and assume a regulatory oversight role.

As far as commercialization is concerned, the CAK encourages a business model that will spur the growth of the Dot KE domain name space. It will be upon the new entity to devise such strategies.

With regards to the transition, the relevant processes will be followed to ensure that the transition is not only smooth but within the law.  I also wish to assure listers and stakeholders in general that CAK shall take into consideration all submissions made in respect to this public consultation.

For an informed discussion, we request listers, and the public in general, to go through the draft licensing framework in detail in order to appreciate its context.

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<mailto:info at cck.go.ke>
www.cck.go.ke<http://www.cck.go.ke/>






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