-------------------------------------------- On Tue, 1/28/14, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> wrote: @Walu, in your opinion, is this exercise of CCK soliciting for comments an exercise in futility? How do ensure that stakeholders' input is taken on board? @GG, CCK exercise for public comment is not in vain. However, they retain the sole perogative or exclusive right on what goes into or out of the published regulations. In other words, even if they agreed with your comments, YOU still do not decide that they are adopted - THEY decide. This is the traditional top-down approach that has so very well worked for the Telco sector. Not sure if it is a good idea for the Internet sector where the bottom-up (consensus) approach is considered the norm. Indeed this is "silent" coup that is unfolding. As commercial entities focus on scrambling to be the winning bidder for the domain management, they indirectly trade in their traditional "bottom-up consensus" governance structure for "top-bottom" approach practiced globally by governments. Whether this is good or bad will depend on how the Regulator exercises their extended powers into this sector. How to ensure Regulator takes on board public views? Maybe a better question would be - do they have to? :-) walu. Subject: [ISOC_KE] Kenya's Internet domain market is set for a shakeup To: "kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 8:55 AM http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Kenyas-Internet-domain-market-is-set... "The regulator, CCK, has published draft framework and regulations that would shake up the internet domain market in Kenya. Whereas it has been its good practice to invite public comments on draft regulations, it is rare that CCK will change too much from what it has already drafted". @Walu, in your opinion, is this exercise of CCK soliciting for comments an exercise in futility? How do ensure that stakeholders' input is taken on board? Well, I know this might be a rhetorical question but still... -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc