Hello,<div><br></div><div>I am pleased to see that this discussion and elaboration has sufficed both ends.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Or am I late on this?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Yassin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/5/11 Vika Mpisane <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vika@zadna.org.za">vika@zadna.org.za</a>></span><br>
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<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Thanks for the clarity, Brian. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">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.</span></font></p><div class="im">
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<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Regards,</span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Vika Mpisane</span></font></b></strong><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">.za Domain Name Authority</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Tel: +27 11 275 0082</span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Fax:+27 11 234 5022</span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> Brian Munyao
Longwe [mailto:<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, May 11, 2009 2:58 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:vika@zadna.org.za" target="_blank">vika@zadna.org.za</a>;
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss]
Re: kenya
amendment act and KENIC</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi Vika,<br>
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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.<br>
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To ally your fears, KENIC will definitely continue to operate and administer
domains at the 2nd level.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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Brian<br>
Vice-Chair, KENIC</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Vika Mpisane <<a href="mailto:vika@zadna.org.za" target="_blank">vika@zadna.org.za</a>> wrote:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi Alice,<br>
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I understand the registrar liberalization part, which makes sense, but I<br>
don't understand why the role of licensing registrars for 2nd level domains<br>
should not be performed by the ccTLD manager, in this case, Kenic.<br>
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And just so that I have a clear understanding: is the amendment act only<br>
limited to licensing registrars, not registries? I mean, is there a<br>
guarantee that Kenic will continue to operate the .ke 2nd level domains<br>
without being required to obtain a license from CCK?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Vika Mpisane<br>
.za Domain Name Authority<br>
Tel: +27 11 275 0082<br>
Fax:+27 11 234 5022</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Subject:
[AfrICANN-discuss] Re: kenya
amendment act and KENIC<br>
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There seems to be some misunderstanding about what the kenya
communication<br>
amendment act 2009 (KCA 2009) and what it proposes to introduce, which is<br>
basically the era of convergence.<br>
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It is the introduction of liberalisation at<br>
the sub domain level by creating a<br>
competitive registrar model. KENIC remains the ccTLD manager of the whole<br>
dot KE namespace and<br>
registry operator. What the KCA ammendment requires is if a registered<br>
company wants to manage/sell the second level, i.e. .<a href="http://co.ke" target="_blank">co.ke</a>, <a href="http://sc.ke" target="_blank">sc.ke</a>
etc. they<br>
would need to get a license from CCK to become an registarar.<br>
This is encouraging competition at the sub domain level and from my<br>
interpretation that is progress..there has been a discussion on some lists<br>
that the government takes on a larger than life oversight role, this is not<br>
correct and please note that the regulatory authority CCK has always been a<br>
major stakeholder in KENIC<br>
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Best<br>
Alice<br>
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(Views expressed are personal and not a reflection of any<br>
organisation/institution - am affiliated with)<br>
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