[kictanet] Kenya cuts cost of acquiring .ke domain by a third

[Collins Areba]

Interesting @Mwendwa.

But why the very "commonwealth" type .xx.yy , why not just be rebellious
like the canadians and have a single, uniform .ke , I for one would proudly
be lined up to register chine.ke

:-)

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva <
Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

>
> On Jun 26, 2016 5:03 PM, "Collins Areba via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> > While at it… Ask if we can get root .ke domains instead of being
> restricted to .co.ke / .ac.ke , I bet you can auction www.co.ke for loads
> of $$. J
> >
>
> Collins, it's not possible to auction or even sell .co.ke
> <http://www.co.ke> because that domain is already delegate to KENIC, thus
> hosting all subdomains in that namespace
>
> Here is the whois result for co.ke domain
>
> EXR-PM1:~ mwendwa$ whois co.ke
> Domain Name: co.ke
> Domain ID: 3-KENIC
> WHOIS Server:
> Referral URL:
> Updated Date: 2016-05-29T08:55:03.029Z
> Creation Date: 2009-05-14T08:34:56.443Z
> Registry Expiry Date: 2016-05-14T08:34:56.426Z
> Sponsoring Registrar: root
> Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID:
> Domain Status: ok
> Domain Status: serverHold
> Name Server: mzizi.kenic.or.ke
> Name Server: ns1.coza.net.za
> DNSSEC: unsigned
> Additional Section
> Sponsoring Registrar URL:
> Sponsoring Registrar Address: P.O. Box 1461  Nairobi - 00606  Waiyaki Way
> Sponsoring Registrar Country: KE
> Sponsoring Registrar Phone:
> Sponsoring Registrar Fax:
> Sponsoring Registrar Customer Service Contact:
> Sponsoring Registrar Customer Service Email: registry at kenic.or.ke
> Sponsoring Registrar Admin Contact:
> Sponsoring Registrar Admin Email: registry at kenic.or.ke
> >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-06-27T07:45:58.387Z <<<
>
> All that said, there is poor design and name reservation list on the .ke
> namespace. For example, KENIC let www.co.ke be registered by some Chinese
> entity. Usually common URL identifiers in the .or.ke .co.ke .ne.ke .me.ke
> .go.ke should be reserved in perpetuity. I wish KENIC can give a rational
> for this. For me I would have prefered www.co.ke to redirect to
> www.kenic.or.ke.  Here is the whois for www.co.ke
>
> EXR-PM1:~ mwendwa$ whois www.co.ke
> Domain Name: www.co.ke
> Domain ID: 42367-KENIC
> WHOIS Server:
> Referral URL:
> Updated Date: 2016-06-04T09:34:12.959Z
> Creation Date: 2011-07-09T05:29:07.701Z
> Registry Expiry Date: 2016-07-09T05:29:07.720Z
> Sponsoring Registrar: Webhost Kenya Ltd
> Domain Status: ok
> Registrant ID: 42366-KENIC
> Registrant Name: Guo Xiufeng
> Registrant Street: No.66 Yuhua Road
> Registrant Street: Hebei University of Science and Technology
> Registrant City: Shijiazhuang
> Registrant State/Province: Hebei
> Registrant Postal Code: 050000
> Registrant Country: CN
> Registrant Phone:
> Registrant Phone Ext:
> Registrant Email: showfom at gmail.com
> Name Server: pat.ns.cloudflare.com
> Name Server: phil.ns.cloudflare.com
> DNSSEC: unsigned
> >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2016-06-27T07:54:42.641Z <<<
> % Copyright KENIC
>
> On registering domains on the .ke root, that may be possible after
> stakeholder consultations, and change of the current regulations that
> govern the .ke root. This has been debated for decades, and where we stand
> currently, there is a possibility the community will allow that to go on.
> Here is the current .ke regulations
> http://www.kenyalaw.org/LegalNotices/pop_ln.php?file=453
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mwendwa Kivuva
>



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Regards,

Collins Areba,
Kilifi, Kenya.
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