[Community-Discuss] TESPOK_KENYA STATEMENT ON AFRINIC

[Noah]

Hi Fiona,

Thank you so much for the statement from the Technology Service Providers
of Kenya (*TESPOK*) on AFRINIC.

Cheers,
*./noah*
neo - network engineering and operations


On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 3:33 PM Fiona Asonga <tespok at tespok.co.ke> wrote:


> Dear All

>

> TESPOK- Technology Service Providers Of Kenya has issued the following

> statement regarding the current situation at AFRINIC.

>

> <https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010>It reads:

>

>

> 10th August 2021

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> *STATEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICE PROVIDERS OF KENYA (TESPOK) ON AFRINIC*

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> Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK) is a professional non-

> profit organization representing interests of Technology Service Providers

> in Kenya and it runs the Kenya Internet Exchange Point.

>

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>

> TESPOK and its 80+ members are dependent on the internet resources

> acquired as members of AFRINIC, thus AFRINIC plays a crucial role as the

> sole delegated administrator of critical Internet resources for the African

> region as Kenya internet users rely on AFRINIC to provide and efficiently

> distribute internet number resources, support internet technology usage to

> be able to connect to the Internet and to conduct business online.

>

>

>

> Afrinic’s Chief Executive Officer’s communication to members regarding the

> dispute between AFRINIC and Cloud Innovation Limited has left TESPOK and

> its membership concerned. The dispute has led to AFRINICS accounts being

> frozen thus hindering AFRINIC’s ability to operate and perform its duties.

>

>

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> TESPOK recognizes that AFRINIC plays an important role in running critical

> services for the global internet thus we at TESPOK would like to support

> AFRINIC meet its operational obligations until the dispute is resolved.

>

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>

> We thank the AFRINIC CEO, Eddy Kayihura for the constant updates and

> reassurance he has provided members and we would like to humbly appeal to

> AFRINIC’s Board of Directors and Senior Management to focus on its core

> mandate and ensure the stability of Africa’s internet ecosystem.

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>

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> TESPOK hopes that AFRINIC will do everything within its ability to ensure

> business continuity and that a swift amicable solution to the dispute shall

> be reached.

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>

>

> *ENDS...*

>

> *About TESPOK *

>

> *Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK) is a

> professional, non-profit organization representing the interests of

> telecommunication service providers in Kenya.  Established in 1999, the

> strength of the Association rests on its ability to be truly representative

> of the Kenyan industry as a whole. The association has brought the issues

> affecting its members into the limelight creating awareness among policy

> makers and the general public as well as producing several concrete

> outcomes. **More information is available

> at: https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010 <https://www.tespok.co.ke/?p=14010> *

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