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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=en-KE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>see enclosed screen shot from google domain interface<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=en-KE style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> awatila@yahoo.co.uk <awatila@yahoo.co.uk> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 July 2020 10:09<br><b>To:</b> Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kenya Registered Domains Decline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>the dns registrars used by google do not provide .ke domains<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---<br>Sent from my mobile device<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3 Jul 2020 09:14, Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.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-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Incorrect sir. My .ke is operated from Google Apps. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style='margin:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Ali Hussein</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Digital Transformation</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Tel: +254 713 601113</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Skype: abu-jomo</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>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.</span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM awatila--- via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>if you are hosting on google apps you cannot register and pay for a .ke domain within google apps<br><br>the initial rules to prevent cybersquating by non kenyans need to be reviewed <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---<br>Sent from my mobile device<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2 Jul 2020 10:49, James Mbugua via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">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-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Could it be to do with security?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Some people seem to prefer .com domains coz they are hosted abroad out of reach of security agencies.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>JG Mbugua<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 10:42, Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thanks Indeje. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The government domains seem to be very low.....have they not been converted by the .ke gospel? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 10:01, David Indeje via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dear Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>This is a conversation that Mr Ali Hussein and Barrack Otieno have been pushing. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>CA's <a href="https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q3-2019-2020.pdf">Sector Statistics Report Q3 2019-2020.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>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. <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#990000'>Kind Regards,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-top:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#990000'>David Indeje </span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/ico-phone.png"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A'> +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><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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