<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Maybe my brother Watila is trying to tell us something and it's being lost in Geek-Talk. 🤓. As I said my domain is hosted and I use Google Apps for my email. And my domain is a .ke.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
Hussein</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Digital Transformation</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>T<font size="2">el: +254 713 60<font size="2">1113</font></font><br></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">
</span></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"></span></a></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:georgia;color:black"><br></span></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span><br><font size="1">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.</font></span></span></font><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif;font-size:11pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span>
<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face",serif"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 9:05 AM <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-KE"><div class="gmail-m_-5659021967620954571WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">see enclosed screen shot from google domain interface<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-KE"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a> <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 July 2020 10:09<br><b>To:</b> Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kenya Registered Domains Decline<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">the dns registrars used by google do not provide .ke domains<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">---<br>Sent from my mobile device<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 3 Jul 2020 09:14, Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;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. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></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:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Ali Hussein</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Digital Transformation</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Tel: +254 713 601113</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Skype: abu-jomo</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;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> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;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 <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">---<br>Sent from my mobile device<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 2 Jul 2020 10:49, James Mbugua via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Could it be to do with security?<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Some people seem to prefer .com domains coz they are hosted abroad out of reach of security agencies.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">JG Mbugua<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Thanks Indeje. <u></u><u></u></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? <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Dear Listers,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><u></u> <u></u></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. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><u></u> <u></u></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" target="_blank">Sector Statistics Report Q3 2019-2020.</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><u></u> <u></u></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"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><u></u><u></u></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:rgb(153,0,0)">Kind Regards,</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-top:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,0)">David Indeje </span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" id="gmail-m_-5659021967620954571_x0000_i1025" src="https://cytonn.sheerhr.com/signature/icon/ico-phone.png"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(74,74,74)"> +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 </span><u></u><u></u></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" 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>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;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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