[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: kenya amendment act and KENIC

[Dr Yassin Mshana]

Hello,
I am pleased to see that this discussion and elaboration has sufficed both
ends.

my concern over a long time has been the identification of roles and areas
of business activities  in various countries (Africa). I have always sensed
that/ it seems to me that there is a need  to negotiate for/influence/ and
press for clear policies with National Authorities on this.

Or am I late on this?

Regards

Yassin

2009/5/11 Vika Mpisane <vika at zadna.org.za>

>  Thanks for the clarity, Brian.
>
>
>
> I was a bit nervous that a player of such magnitude and importance as Kenic
> might be replaced by new registry operators, which would mean we would loose
> out on so much collective experience & expertise.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> *Vika Mpisane*
>
> .za Domain Name Authority
>
> Tel: +27 11 275 0082
>
> Fax:+27 11 234 5022
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, May 11, 2009 2:58 PM
> *To:* vika at zadna.org.za; africann at afrinic.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: kenya amendment act and KENIC
>
>
>
> Hi Vika,
>
> To shed a bit of light, the Amendment deals with licensing of registrys -
> registrars don't require a license. I agree with this principle because it
> is not restrictive at the bottom of the pyramid.
>
> To ally your fears, KENIC will definitely continue to operate and
> administer domains at the 2nd level.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
> Vice-Chair, KENIC
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Vika Mpisane <vika at zadna.org.za> wrote:
>
> Hi Alice,
>
> I understand the registrar liberalization part, which makes sense, but I
> don't understand why the role of licensing registrars for 2nd level domains
> should not be performed by the ccTLD manager, in this case, Kenic.
>
> And just so that I have a clear understanding: is the amendment act only
> limited to licensing registrars, not registries? I mean, is there a
> guarantee that Kenic will continue to operate the .ke 2nd level domains
> without being required to obtain a license from CCK?
>
> Regards,
>
> Vika Mpisane
> .za Domain Name Authority
> Tel: +27 11 275 0082
> Fax:+27 11 234 5022
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: africann-bounces at afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces at afrinic.net]
> On
> Behalf Of alice munyua
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 1:05 PM
> To: africann at afrinic.net
>
> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: kenya amendment act and KENIC
>
> There seems to be some  misunderstanding  about what the kenya
> communication
> amendment act 2009 (KCA 2009) and what it proposes to introduce, which is
> basically the era of convergence.
>
> It is the introduction of liberalisation at
> the sub domain level by creating a
> competitive registrar model. KENIC remains the ccTLD manager of the whole
> dot KE namespace and
> registry operator. What the KCA ammendment requires is  if a registered
> company wants to manage/sell the second level, i.e. .co.ke, sc.ke etc.
> they
> would need to get a  license from CCK to become an registarar.
> This is encouraging competition at the sub domain level and from my
> interpretation that is progress..there has been a discussion on some lists
> that the government takes on a larger than life oversight role, this is not
> correct and please note that the regulatory authority CCK has always been a
> major stakeholder in KENIC
>
> Best
> Alice
>
> (Views expressed are personal and not a reflection of any
> organisation/institution - am affiliated with)
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 11:11:21
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