<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Barrack</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks. My sense is that this is mainly a communication issue. This needs resolution urgently.</div><div><br></div><div>The stakeholders can then engage the licensing framework.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards <br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></p><font><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com/" target="_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Nov 27, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Many thanks Ali for sharing the information.</span><br><span></span><br><span>My view and humble request to the Communications Authority is that</span><br><span>there is still need for a structured bottom up stakeholder process of</span><br><span>engaging stakeholders on matters of importance such as this. If</span><br><span>consumers are happy and educated the numbers will increase. Consumers</span><br><span>will only be happy because of an efficient and effective process of</span><br><span>procuring domains names which can only be facilitated by registrars</span><br><span>since KeNIC is using the registry registrar registrant model. I think</span><br><span>the decision to license registrars might be interpreted in many ways</span><br><span>and there is need for clarity and a deliberate step to make sure the</span><br><span>process does not create a barrier for future registrars, i would be</span><br><span>happy to hear the position of DRAKE on this as well. It would also be</span><br><span>good to know whether and how the Communications Authority is engaging</span><br><span>the local Internet Community on this subject because it is long since</span><br><span>i personally saw a public invitation on this mailing list.</span><br><span>I look forwad to a response from Rachel or any member of the</span><br><span>Communications department.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best Regards</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 11/27/14, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Apologies for cross posting.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The above refers. Please see attached an advert appearing in the local</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>newspapers regarding the above.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The gist of the advert is to state:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. The CA has now developed a licensing framework to administer the .KE</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>name space.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2. That before any Registrar purports to sell or be accredited by KeNIC</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>they must first be licensed by CA.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>3. That if you require more information on the above please contact the CA.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Now, listers, a number of things have been playing in my mind over the last</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>few days. And these are:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. Shouldn't the CA/KeNIC simply have informed Registrars on the new</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>licensing framework etc.? This is a simple matter. KeNIC has all the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>contacts (through DRAKE) of the Registrars. Better still, wouldn't it be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>even a better idea to convene a meeting where we are all taken through the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>new regime? Can this new framework be shared via email to all interested</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>parties?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2. What is DRAKE's official position on this?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>3. As a Registrar the first thing that comes to mind is this:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Are we not complicating and putting barriers for businesses to sell .ke</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>domains by requiring them to be licensed by CA? Isn't it enough that the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Registry is now being licensed and that the Registry vets Registrars? How</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>are we going to grow .ke if we now have to troop to CA every year?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I stand corrected but I have NEVER required to be licensed by CA or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ICANN to sell .ug, .tz, .com .net etc. Is it just me or is there something</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>more to this than meets the eye?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>C'mon guys, lets not complicate matters unnecessarily!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Ali Hussein*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Blog: <a href="http://www.alyhussein.com">www.alyhussein.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>organizations that I work with.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>writing in my own capacity</span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Barrack O. 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