Ni.ke hits the Kshs 1 billion (or $9.7m) mark in the premium domain auction of the .ke second level domain launch (Warning: This could be #FakeNews :-) )

Woooowwww!
Yep, this is a great feat. Kudos KENIC!

2017-12-20 18:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
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> Ni.ke hits the Kshs 1 billion (or $9.7m) mark in the premium domain
> auction of the .ke second level domain launch. This is probably an all time
> record of any ccTLD (Country Code Second Level Domain).
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> For a minute I thought this was an error. And it could still be.. 🙂
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> auction.kenic.or.ke/item/19203406/nike
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> If this turns out to be true it would be a world record and focus the
> world alot more on Kenya.. Hold on! We are onto a wild ride! 🙂
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> ​At the very least this is great PR and a Marketing Coup.
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> @Abdalla and Team – Well done for putting KENIC on the map!
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