[kictanet] Launch of the Dot Africa Government Reserved Names List (RNL) Policy

Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau solo.mburu at gmail.com
Mon Jan 13 13:37:23 EAT 2014


Just to ask, where is the list for offensive names?




On 13 January 2014 11:13, Adam Nelson <adam at varud.com> wrote:

> I like how kenic.africa is a geographical name :-)
>
> uchumi.africa is another good one.
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> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Eric Ndungu <eric at kenic.or.ke> wrote:
>
>>  *Dear KICTANet,*
>>
>> *Re: Launch of the Dot Africa Government Reserved Names List (RNL) Policy*
>>
>> The Dot Africa project has now reached a stage where African Governments
>> are being offered an opportunity to reserve domain names that are of
>> National significance before the dot Africa Top Level Domain is opened to
>> general domain name registrations. Respective Governments will be required
>> to redeem the reserved names within the timelines set in the RNL policy
>> using the prescribed systems and tools that have been developed to
>> facilitate efficient submission and redemption of reserved names.
>>
>> The African Union (AU) through the Uniform SA (ZA Central Registry) which
>> is the appointed registry for dot Africa has developed several policy
>> documents, among them the Reserve Name List (RNL) policy that will be used
>> to govern the process of reserving government names. The RNL policy,
>> guidelines and portal are available at the following links (URLs):
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Reserve Name List Policy: www.africainonespace.org/rnlpolicy
>>    2.
>>
>>    Reserve Name List Guidelines: http://africainonespace.org/rnlguide
>>    3.
>>
>>    Reserve Name List Portal: http://africainonespace.org/rnl
>>
>> The RNL policy provides for reservation of the following categories:
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Geographic names - Maximum of 100 names
>>    2.
>>
>>    Religious Cultural and Linguistic - Maximum of 100 names
>>    3.
>>
>>    Economic and public Interest Names - Maximum of 100 names
>>    4.
>>
>>    Offensive Names - Maximum 25 names
>>
>> Kenya’s representative to the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) of
>> ICANN (CCK), Kenya’s Advisor to the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) of
>> ICANN (Ministry of ICT) and KENIC have compiled the following list of
>> government names for the Republic of Kenya and is inviting stakeholders for
>> review and input before the list is submitted to the AU for implementation
>> by end of January 2014.
>>
>> Comments should be sent by 17th January 2014.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *DOT AFRICA GOVERNMENT RESERVED NAMES LIST - KENYA *
>>
>>
>>   *CATEGORY 1: ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC INTEREST NAMES*
>>
>>
>>    1. Governmentofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyangovernment.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Parliamentofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Presidentofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyapresident.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Vpofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Deputypresidentofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyapostalservices.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ministryoflabourkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    cck.africa
>>    2. cak.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. posta.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Countygovernmentkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyapolice.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyaarmy.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyadefenceforce.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyadefence.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyaairways.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyamarineforce.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyaportsauthority.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyarevenueauthority.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyamilitaryforce.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. COTU.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. KICC.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. IHRM.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Instituteofhumanresourcemanagement.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. nssf.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. nita.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyainstituteofmanagement.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyaschoolofgovernment.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. InstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountantofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. universityofnairobi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. moiuniversitykenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyattauniversity.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. jomekenyattauniversityofarchitectureandtechnology.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyattanationalhospital.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mamalucyhospital.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. nairobihospital.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyascouts.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Thikasuperhighway.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Waiyakiway.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ruralroadskenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Urbanroadskenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. mombasaroadkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Thikaroad.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Uhurugardens.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kasarani.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nyayostadium.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Uhurupark.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. uchumi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. centralbankofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. nationalbankofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. dailynation.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. taifaleo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyacommercialbank.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. CoatofarmsofKenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. FlagofKenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. KenyabroadcastingCorparation.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    kenyaflag.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>   *CATEGORY 2: GEOGRAPHIC NAMES*
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    rusingakenya.africa
>>    2. mavoko.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. maboko.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. mfangano.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. manda.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. pate.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. wasini.africa.
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. ndere.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. mfanganokenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. wasini.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lamu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. funzi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kiwayu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Malindi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. chale.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mombasa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Migingo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mountkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mtkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mountelgon.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mtelgon.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. taitahills.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. mtlongonot.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. NgongHills.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lamuhighlands.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. riftvalley.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nairobi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mombasa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kisumu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Republicofkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenic.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nakuru.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. karuraforest.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. ngongforest.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. arberdaresforest.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakevictoria.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. laketurkana.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakenaivasha.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakenakuru.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakenaivashaflamingoes.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. fourteenthfalls.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakeelementaita.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. lakebaringo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. tommboyamonument.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Fortjesus.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Narokmuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Rabaimuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kapenguriamuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kisumumusuem.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Malindimuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. tommboyastatue.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. dedankimathistatue.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. RuinsofGedi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. TambachMuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. AbasubaCommunityPeaceMuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. GarissaMuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kabarnet Museum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. MeruMuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nairobirailwaymuseum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Lamu Museum.afria
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kitale Museum.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. BomasofKenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Eldoret.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. maasaimara.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Amboseli National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Arabuko Sokoke National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    HellsGate,africa
>>    2. MountLongonotNationalParks.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. KoraNationalPark.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. LakeNakuruNational Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. MarsabitNationalPark.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Meru National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mount Kenya National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mount Elgon National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nairobi National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ruma National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Saiwa Swamp National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Sibiloi National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Tsavo East National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Tsavo West National Park.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Shellabeach.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. KenyaNationalTheatre.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    mombasabeach.africa
>>    2.
>>
>>    masindemulirogardens.africa
>>    3.
>>
>>    uhurupark.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   *CATEGORY 3: RELIGIOUS CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC*
>>
>>
>>    1. magicalkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. westernkenyabullfighting.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mashujaa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kenyawildlife.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ruralelectrificationkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. maumaufighter.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. masaamaramigration.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. MaragoliCulturalFestival.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kalenjinnitght.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nyamira.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Bondo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kogalo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Baringo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. mijikenda.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Bomet.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. bungoma.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Busia.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. ElgeyoMarakwet.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Embu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Garisa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Homabay.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Isiolo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kajiado.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kakamega.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kericho.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kiambu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kilifi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kirinyaga.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kitui.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kwale.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Laikipia.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Machakoa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. makueni.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mandera.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. marsabit.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Migori.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Muranga.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nandi.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Narok.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nyandarwa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Taita.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Tanariver.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Tharaka Nithii.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. BomasofKenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyaMuseums.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Transnzoia.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Turkana.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. uasingisgu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Vihiga.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Wajir.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Nanyuki.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Maraa.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kilgoris.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kikuyu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kisii.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. abagusii.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. luo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. luhya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kamba.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. maasai.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. meru.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. aembu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kalenjin.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. pokot.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. samburu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. teso.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Aweer.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Bukusu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Dahalo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Embu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Maragoli.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Marama.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Mijikenda.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Ogiek.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Orma.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Oromo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Pokomo.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Rendille.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kore.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Kuria.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Samburu.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Sengwer.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Suba.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Tachoni.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Taveta.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Watha.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Yiaku.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. Bajuni.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. MadarakaDay.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. MashujaaDay.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. JamhuriDay.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. gormahia.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyasevensteam.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. harambeestars.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. cricketkenya.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1. kenyanrunners.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    kenyafederationoffootballassociation.kenya
>>    2.
>>
>>    konza.africa
>>    3.
>>
>>    konzacity.africa
>>    4.
>>
>>    konzatechnologycity.africa
>>    5.
>>
>>    konzatechnocity.africa
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   *CATEGORY 4: OFFENSIVE NAMES *
>>
>>
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>
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