what kenic has done in choosing not to offer second level domain registrations to clients is not new neither without insight. the fastest growing cctld (germany .de) uses such flat model and allows it. united kingdoms .uk uses a model like ours however...advantage of which is you can be able to balance between revenue generation and building client confidence. united states the same. currently, .ac.ke is well regulated and you can be sure that all those websites with that domain are institutions of higher education. its not all about the money in this issues since the country has to determine whether you want to segment your internet identity to be a trusted "brand" or not. most of the countries that have offered their ccTLd like some form of gTLD are ussually small countries/islands whose populations cannot sustain its growth or those (especially) whose domain name is suitable like tavola (.tv), .me...etc. i think what we are missing out mostly on is the fact that kenyan population is large enough and with the internet boom that will come in the cominng years we should ensure that kenyans loose interest more and more on the gTLDs like the .com and opt for the .ke brand. that way, kenic is sure to gain more revenue and create a good identity trusted on the internet. this should be seriously considered especially alongside the brand kenya initiative. I would propose, among other things, creation of a .id.ke domain for those who want personal websites for their names since all that we currently have .co.ke, .or.ke, .ne.ke, .go.ke, .sc.ke don't fit the bill...and maybe get our celebs from going the .com way.