[kictanet] Licensing Framework for .ke

[Odhiambo Washington]

1. Why would CA require Registrars to be licensed by it? It's like
requiring companies like Scangroup to be licensed by CA so that they can do
their business with the Media companies!

2. If CA is to license the Registrars, what will it do with those fees (if
the amounts have been decided)? Will the license fees be used to fund
KENIC? Are they enough/significant for that purpose?

3. All along I always believed that KENIC is independent of CA. Why would
CA then behave as if KENIC is part of it?

My thinking here is that someone at CA is overzealous with the job he has
been given and has decided to use the "strong man" phenomena to run the
show. There is something very wrong with this way of doing things and I do
agree with Ali Hussein that it dd not have to be communicated via the media
- unless there is a law that stipulates that it should. This was supposed
to be an agreement reached in the relevant forum bringing together the
stakeholders and the decision communicated by e-mail.

This digital govt!



On 27 November 2014 at 10:40, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> Apologies for cross posting.
>
> The above refers. Please see attached an advert appearing in the local
> newspapers regarding the above.
>
> The gist of the advert is to state:-
>
> 1. The CA has now developed a licensing framework to administer the .KE
> name space.
> 2. That before any Registrar purports to sell or be accredited by KeNIC
> they must first be licensed by CA.
> 3. That if you require more information on the above please contact the CA.
>
>
> Now, listers, a number of things have been playing in my mind over the
> last few days. And these are:-
>
> 1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new
> licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the
> contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be
> even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the
> new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested
> parties?
>
> 2. What is DRAKE's official position on this?
>
> 3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:-
>
> Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke
> domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the
> Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How
> are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year?
>
> I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or
> ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something
> more to this than meets the eye?
>
> C'mon guys, lets not complicate matters unnecessarily!
>
> *Ali Hussein*
>
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