Founded 2003 Website www.kenic.or.ke | Location Nairobi, Kenya | |
Focus To be a reputable overseer of Kenyan Domain Name Space by managing and administering .ke in an effective, transparent and equitable manner, and in conformity with global Internet policies. Key people Alice Munyua (Chairperson) | ||
The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) was established through the facilitation of the (CCK). KENIC is the entity charged with the management and the administration of the dot ke Country Code Top-Level Domain (.ke ccTLD) name.
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Dot KE ccTLD historical background
In 1993, dot KE was delegated by Jon Postel, the Internet pioneer, to:
Both Dr. Ochuodho and Randy Bush (USA) acted in voluntary basis. In 2002/2003, dot KE was re-delegated by the Internet Corporation for the Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to:
The Re-delegation Rationale
Over time, the Domain name management and administration on voluntary basis became impractical. Hence, the need to re-delegate the dot KE management to a multi-stakeholder organization whose members are drawn from the public, private sector and civil society (Public-Private Partnership) and a not-for-profit entity (KENIC).
KENIC Board membership
KENIC board members are drawn from the Government, the private sector, the academia, the civil society and the founding dot ke Administrative contact (Dr. Shem Ochuodho).