Dont know whether any of you remember gmail.co.ke , back in 2007. I was using a Motorola L6i and opera mini to access the net. I noticed that gmail.co.ke was faster than gmail.com, but bore traits that looked like it was not an official product, or maybe a sub contracted one. Gmail.co.ke was short-lived dissapearing as soon as it had appeared. 

four years later, I was able to reveal the mystery behind gmail.co.ke http://www.cio.co.ke/Blogs/kenyan-developer-who-tried-making-gmail-faster.html 

--
with Regards:

blog.denniskioko.com