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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>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 $$. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>kictanet <kictanet-bounces+arebacollins=gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b>Reply-To: </b>KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, 25 June 2016 7:29 pm<br><b>To: </b>Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com>, Nanjira Sambuli <email@nanjira.com><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Kenya cuts cost of acquiring .ke domain by a third<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Abdalla<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lets talk early next week to see how to take this forward.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Rgds<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>GG<o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 12:29:32 +0300<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya cuts cost of acquiring .ke domain by a third<br>From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>CC: gm@kenic.or.ke; email@nanjira.com<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I agree with the CS comments.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We will get in touch in the KICTAnet secretariet and organize an event where the community will give inputs on the best way to exploit the benefits accruing from .KE domain.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Kind Regards<br><br>Abdalla Omari<br><br><b>Chief Executive Officer.<br><br></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=870 height=171 id=ecxe9e2f71f-345e-4f47-91be-09e864ae5a80 src="cid:7E71E4EA-0CFB-45A4-B823-778CFDCB99E2"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jun 25, 2016, at 5:54 AM, Joseph Mucheru via kictanet wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>In my previous experience at Kictanet, we would call a stakeholder meeting and discuss this opportunity and agree on a way forward. I doubt we will pass legislation to force companies on to .ke but there are several things we can do to gain more use of .ke. Over to you - KICTANET or KENIC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>That article is misleading. The registry price for KE has been $6.5 for nearly two years now. Probably more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is also no law that will requires a new company to have a post office box, or a telkom Kenya phone number, or even a twitter account. We can however give incentives, and continue selling the brand Ke, which the population have come to love after the great strategy execution by the current KENIC board and staff. <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jun 24, 2016 6:49 PM, "Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also a schizophrenic read. Later it is acknowledged that they know they should show the value of a .ke domain, but then take on this approach, to tick off metrics and rise up in rankings or what? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Nanjira.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 24 Jun 2016, at 12:46, Rad! <<a href="mailto:conradakunga@gmail.com" target="_blank">conradakunga@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Absolutely baffling.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is the aim of this exercise the registration or the usage?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>And to make it compulsory to have a .ke domain if a registered company here...yay or nay?<br><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-cuts-cost-of-acquiring--ke-domain-by-a-third/-/1248928/3262242/-/sstb8ez/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-cuts-cost-of-acquiring--ke-domain-by-a-third/-/1248928/3262242/-/sstb8ez/-/index.html</a><br><br><br><br>Regards,<br>Nanjira.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone.<br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/conradakunga%40gmail.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/conradakunga%40gmail.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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