The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory agency for the ICT industry in Kenya with responsibilities in telecommunications, cyber security, e-commerce, broadcasting and postal/courier services. CA is also responsible for managing the country’s numbering and frequency spectrum resources, administering the Universal Service Fund (USF) as well as safeguarding the interests of users of ICT services.

Pursuant to Section 83 of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, the CA has licensed the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) as the entity responsible for managing and administering the dot KE country code top-level domain (ccTLD). KeNIC serves as the Registry for the dot KE ccTLD, a unique national identity for Kenya, and oversees the registration, allocation and maintenance of Kenya’s Domain Name System (DNS).

The National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4) is a multi-agency entity established by the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, to coordinate national cyber security matters to enable timely and effective detection, prohibition, prevention, response, investigation and prosecution of computer misuse and cybercrimes; and facilitate international cooperation in dealing with computer and cybercrime matters in Kenya.

During its meeting on 14th March 2024, the NC4 made a determination and directed that all systems that are designated as critical information infrastructure as stipulated by Gazette Notice No. 1043, MUST adopt and ONLY use dot KE domain names, and further ensure that the security and reliability of any dot KE domain names in use is safeguarded.

The list of licensed dot KE Registrars can be obtained from KeNIC’s website at the following link: https://kenic.or.ke/registrars/. This directive is to be implemented within six (6) months from the date of this public notice.

David Mugonyi, EBS

DIRECTOR GENERAL & CEO