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

Mon Jan 13 15:06:41 EAT 2014

It's a nice attempt since we need to start from somewhere.

Some names are a mouthful and not necessary like
Kenyafederationoffootballassociation.africa and
Jomokenyattauniversityofscienceandtechnology.africa and
instituteofpublicaccountantsofkenya.africa.
Totally unacceptable and no cyber squatters will register them.

Others are totally unacceptable like
Thikasuperhighway.africa

some are ambiguous like instituteofhumanresourcemanagement.africa.

The general rule of thumb is, if there is no .ke equivalent, or .com
equivalent, then the reserved list name is a waste.

The offensive names might not have been posted because they are
embarrassing, probably.

Ali's question of having a kalenjin.africa and not giriama.africa is very valid.

Lets support this reserve list and comeup with names that safeguard
our institutions and culture.

Regards

On 13/01/2014, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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