This section appears straight forward. My interpretation is that 83D.(1) (a) refers to Certification Agencies and 83D.(1)(b) refers to .ke registrars both of whom require to be licensed by the CCK. This is necessary to make the Internet a secure environment to carry out e-commerce. I have not seen the section that requires those publishing local content to have to pay. Waudo On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 14:34:10 +0300, "nancy bosire" <[email protected]> said : someone please explain this.... 83F. The Commission may,upon application in the prescribed manner and subject to such conditions as it may deem necessary,grant licences under this section authorizing a person to administer a sub-domain in the country code top-level domain. 83D.(1) No person shall (a) operate an electronic certification system; or (b) update a repository or administer a subdomain in the Kenya country top level domain (.ke ccTLD); except in accordance with a licence granted under this Act. (2) A person who contravenes this section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years,or both. who is the commission here.....CCK? i also hope its april fools in february! On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM, wesley kiriinya <[1][email protected]> wrote: [2]http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view &id=12637&Itemid=5880 The article says the ICT bill requires people who publish local content on the internet (companies with websites, etc) pay an annual licence fee of 100,000. Probably an early April fools joke! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [3][email protected] [4]http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: [5][email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at [6]http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bozaya %40gmail.com -- Sincerely yours, Nancy Bosire Managing Director Blueline Synergy Limited Tel: 020 2317230/29 Mobile: 0721907995 [7][email protected],[8][email protected] [9]http://www.bluelinesynergy.com Domain Registration.Web Design & Hosting.Software Development.LAN/WAN setup.Maintenance.Projectors. New/Used PCs & Laptops.Computer Accessories.Office Stationary "Your consistent thoughts create your consistent results." "Whatever your mind expects and demands, it will find a way to produce it." - Napoleon Hill Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!! References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12637&Itemid=5880 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet 5. mailto:[email protected] 6. http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bozaya%40gmail.com 7. mailto:[email protected] 8. mailto:[email protected] 9. http://www.bluelinesynergy.com/ We are the change we've been waiting for. - Kenyan-American Barack Hussein Obama