<div dir="ltr">You don't have to buy many domain names; cyber squatting (also known as domain squatting ) is punishable by law - through ICANN - and hence illegal. The only challenge is that you will have to prove your case in all the involved instances.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."<br></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 December 2012 00:07, Dennis Kioko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
You will find that other than Martha Karua's site, .<a href="http://co.ke" target="_blank">co.ke</a> domains exist for the other sites, though it isn't clear if it is domain squatting (the Raila one is clear domain squatting). <div>
<br></div><div>When choosing a domain name, it's often prudent to buy alternative spellings and also common misspellings. Good examples are <a href="http://gogle.com" target="_blank">gogle.com</a> and <a href="http://facbook.com" target="_blank">facbook.com</a>. For large corporates, it becomes costly, since you have to buy domains in as many countries as you can. ie <a href="http://apple.com" target="_blank">apple.com</a>, <a href="http://apple.co.ke" target="_blank">apple.co.ke</a> and <a href="http://apple.co.ug" target="_blank">apple.co.ug</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 30 December 2012 21:52, Kivuva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" target="_blank">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div>
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The pathetic state of Kenyan presidential candidates choice of brand Kenya.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.peterkenneth.com" target="_blank">www.peterkenneth.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.raila-odinga.com" target="_blank">www.raila-odinga.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.musaliamudavadi.com" target="_blank">www.musaliamudavadi.com</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.joinmarthakarua.com" target="_blank">www.joinmarthakarua.com</a><br>
<br>
Quite pathetic that aspiring presidential candidates can opts for .com<br>
domain rather than a .ke. If as a president you cannot buy Kenya and<br>
promote the local brand, who will?<br>
<br>
We need to emulate the pride of Deutsches, who have the second biggest<br>
TLD in the world .de, rivalled only by .com. Surprisingly one of these<br>
presidential candidates spent a considerable amount of time in<br>
Deutscheland yet he has not borrowed those ideals and replicated them<br>
in Kenya.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://teamuhuru.co.ke" target="_blank">teamuhuru.co.ke</a> is the only candidate who scores 100% on this metric.<br>
<br>
Yes, "Brand Kenya" is now a campaign issue.<br>
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