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How to Register a Domain

To register a Domain, a Registrar requires a "Client ID" with Domain Registration Rights. The registered "Client ID" and a password grants access to the Registrar's Profile.


Under the Registrar's profile, there is a menu with the various options; selecting "Register Domain" under Domains will give the Domain registration interface.


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Supporting Documents:

Some of the Domain Name extensions require "Supporting Documents" inorder for them to be registered. These are:
 
go.ke:
This domain requires supporting documents from the Department of Government IT Services (GITS) at the Ministry of Finance. GITS should give an Authority Letter to show that the Entity is a valid Government institution or Agency and authorized to register the domain name.
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Administrative Entity Contact

The Administrative Entity Contact is the entities (Owners) contact or Responsible person with Administrative Authority at the entity.

The Administrative Entity Contact has the overall administrative control rights on a domain name in the KENIC system.

If a Registrar creates an Entity on behalf of a Registrant, its the responsibility of the Registrant to make sure that the Registrar re-delegates the Administrative Entity ID back to the Registrant.

 

DNS Delegations:

Master Server:
The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the master (primary) server host is entered here.
e.g: ns1.foo-bar.co.ke or ns1.foo-bar.com

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Billing Cycle

The KENIC billing cycle is on a 12 month basis (annual) for any domain name registration or renewal fee which shall be referred to as a Maintenance fee. The Maintenance Fee depends on the Second Level Domain . All Maintenance Fees are subject to VAT. The billing is prepaid.

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Entity (Owner-ID)

The Entity is the Registrants (Domain Owners)details. If the Registrant had not created an Entity previously, an option to create an Entity is provided.

The Entity requires the following

Entity Name:

This is also same as the Company or Organization name of the Domain Owner (Not of the Registrar)

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Domain Billing Contact ID

This should be the USERID of the Billing Contact of the domain
The Billing Contact is the Person to be contacted on Billing matters of the domain. It is recommended that the Billing Contact ID be that of the Registrar or the person at the Entity that handles accounting or financial matters.

Making the Billing contact ID that of the Registrar or ISP will reduce the number of different organisations the Entity will deal with when making payments.

 

Domain Technical Contact ID

This should be the USERID of the Technical Contact of the domain
Technical Contact is the Person to be contacted on Technical matters affecting the domain. It is recommended that the Technical ID be that of the ISP hosting the Domain or that of the Registrar.

Please note that the Technical Contact can only change the DNS Servers of the Domain.
 

Domain Administrative Contact

The Domain's Administrative Contact is the person to be contacted on Administrative matters affecting the domain.The Registrar of the domain will be assumed as the Domains Administrative Contact. This registrar should also be the Administrative Entity Contact ID else rights to create a domain for the entity (Owner-ID) will be denied.
 

Domain & Entity Registration Rights:

Domain Registration is not open to all on the KENIC system. Once a USERID has been registered, Registrants interested with Registering domains and entities will be required to enter into an Agreement with KENIC.

On completetion of the MoU agreement, the USERID will be assigned with Domain & Entity Registration Rights.(Registrar Rights)
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