[kictanet] Kenya Registered Domains Decline

Sat Jul 4 12:51:54 EAT 2020

Maybe my brother Watila is trying to tell us something and it's being lost
in Geek-Talk.  🤓. As I said my domain is hosted and I use Google Apps for
my email. And my domain is a .ke.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

Digital Transformation

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On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 9:05 AM <awatila at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> see enclosed screen shot from google domain interface
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> regards
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> *From:* awatila at yahoo.co.uk <awatila at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Sent:* Friday, 3 July 2020 10:09
> *To:* Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Kenya Registered Domains Decline
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> the dns registrars used by google do not provide .ke domains
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> On 3 Jul 2020 09:14, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
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> Incorrect sir. My .ke is operated from Google Apps.
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> Regards
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> *Ali Hussein*
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> Digital Transformation
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> Tel: +254 713 601113
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> Twitter: @AliHKassim
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> Skype: abu-jomo
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> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
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> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
> organizations that I work with.
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> On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM awatila--- via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> if you are hosting on google apps you cannot register and pay for a .ke
> domain within google apps
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> the initial rules to prevent cybersquating by non kenyans need to be
> reviewed
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> Sent from my mobile device
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> On 2 Jul 2020 10:49, James Mbugua via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Could it be to do with security?
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> Some people seem to prefer .com domains coz they are hosted abroad out of
> reach of security agencies.
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> JG Mbugua
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> On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 10:42, Grace Bomu via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Thanks Indeje.
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> The government domains seem to be very low.....have they not been
> converted by the .ke gospel?
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> On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 10:01, David Indeje via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Dear Listers,
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> This is a conversation that Mr Ali Hussein and Barrack Otieno have been
> pushing.
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> CA's Sector Statistics Report Q3 2019-2020.
> <https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q3-2019-2020.pdf>
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> The number of registered domains dropped from 91,940 reported during the
> previous quarter to 91,603 domains during the period under review. As
> indicated during the previous quarter, the drop is attributed to the
> closure of businesses and other non-governmental institutions in the
> country.
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> *Kind Regards,*
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> *David Indeje *
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