<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Wambua,<br><br>I wont make it for the meeting but plse register my comment on the above as follows:<br><br>1. No single government should have oversight powers over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority">IANA </a>functions(core operational functions of the Internet).<br>2. It is therefore best that the US government relinquishes oversight powers over the IANA function in a progressive manner i.e. by moving its relationship with <a href="http://www.icann.org/">ICANN</a> over IANA function from the current "Contractual" agreement to a "Cooperation" agreement locally known as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_agreement"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_agreement">MOA</a> and eventually an non-legal agreement sometimes known as an <a

 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding">MoU</a><br><br>walu.<br>nb: these views are not exclusively mine but reflect the current international thinking by internet industry players.  I find them agreeable and maybe the .KE government may wish to interrogate possibly adopt the same.<br> <br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 3/25/11, David Wambua <i><david@kenic.or.ke></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: David Wambua <david@kenic.or.ke><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] STAKEHOLDERS COMMENTS ON IANA FUNCTIONS-REMINDER<br>To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 12:46 PM<br><br><div id="yiv23148249"><br>-- 

<br>This message has been scanned for viruses and

<br>dangerous content by

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kenic.or.ke/"><b> KeNIC MailScanner</b></a>, and is

believed to be clean.

Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC).

</div><div id="yiv1233745428"><br><div>This is to remind you about the IANA  stakeholder meeting to be held on Tuesday, 29th March, 2011 at Afralti.</div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Kindly confirm your attendance before <b>noon</b></font></font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b> on Monday, 28</b></font></font><sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>th</b></font></font></sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b> Marc 2011, </b></font></font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">by sending an email to </span><b><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@kenic.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=info@kenic.or.ke">info@kenic.or.ke</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></font></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial,

 sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></font></font>Regards,</div><div><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:

 Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform:

 none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div>.............................</div><div><b><span class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><div><b><font class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><font class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" color="#212121">David I. Wambua<br></font></font></b><font class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" color="#424242">Ag. Chief Executive Officer,<br><b>Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC),<br></b>Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi<br>[E] david<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:paul@kenic.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=paul@kenic.or.ke">@kenic.or.ke</a></font></div><div><font class="yiv1233745428Apple-style-span" color="#424242">[M] +254 733790073<br>[T]  +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8<br>[F] 4450087<br>[W] <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"

 href="http://www.kenic.or.ke/">www.kenic.or.ke</a></font></div></span></b></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span><span></span><br class="yiv1233745428Apple-interchange-newline"><span></span><span></span></div></div><div id="yiv1207286331"><div><span></span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><i><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline"><br></i></font></div><div><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;

 font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span></span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-style: italic;">dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!</span></span><div><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><i><br></i></font></div></span><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline">

</div>

<br><div><div>On Mar 24, 2011, at 10:28 AM, David Wambua wrote:</div><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br></span></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Dear

All,</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">September

30, 2011 marks the expiry of the contract between the National

Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) that outlines  the 

mandate and functions of IANA.</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">NTIA

is seeking public comments to enhance the performance of  IANA

functions in the development and award of a new IANA functions

contract. ICANN currently performs IANA functions on behalf of the US

government through a contract with NTIA which is approaching expiry.</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">In

this regard, KeNIC wishes to invite all interested parties to a

breakfast meeting to collect and collate  comments for submission to 

NTIA before 31st march, 2011. </font></font>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Venue:

AfraLTI, Tsunami Room<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Date:

29</font></font><sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">th</font></font></sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">

March 2011<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Time:

7:30 am</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">Kindly

confirm your attendance before <b>noon</b></font></font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b> on Monday, 28</b></font></font><sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>th</b></font></font></sup><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><b> Marc 2011, </b></font></font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">

by sending an email to </span><b><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:info@kenic.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=info@kenic.or.ke">info@kenic.or.ke</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br>

</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font size="4">For more information, find attached a document from the Department

of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information

Administration (NTIA).</font></font></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>

</div><div>

<span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px;

 text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div>Regards,</div><div>.............................</div><div><b><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span"

 style="font-weight: normal;"><div><b><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#212121">David I. Wambua<br></font></font></b><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242">Ag. Chief Executive Officer,<br><b>Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC),<br></b>Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi<br>[E] david<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:paul@kenic.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=paul@kenic.or.ke">@kenic.or.ke</a></font></div><div><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242">[M] +254 733790073<br>[T]  +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8<br>[F] 4450087<br>[W] <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kenic.or.ke/">www.kenic.or.ke</a></font></div></span></b></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span><span></span><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline"><span></span><span></span></div></div><br>-- 

<br>This message has been scanned for viruses and

<br>dangerous content by

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kenic.or.ke/"><b> KeNIC MailScanner</b></a>, and is

believed to be clean.

Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC).

<span><PastedGraphic-1.tiff></span><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><span></span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><i><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline"><br></i></font></div><div><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span></span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span"

 style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-style: italic;">dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!</span></span><div><font class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" color="#424242"><i><br></i></font></div></span></span></div></span></div></div><span><Request for Comments_IANA.doc></span><div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2;

 word-spacing: 0px;"><div><span class="yiv1207286331Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></div></span><br class="yiv1207286331Apple-interchange-newline">

</div>

<br></div>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br><br>This message was sent to: david@kenic.or.ke<br>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/david%40kenic.or.ke<br></blockquote></div><br></div><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br><div class="plainMail">_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>This message was sent to: <a

 ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>