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 :-) )

Let me go for all the likes – li.ke

On 21 December 2017 at 09:26, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:

> We should just sell co.ke
> 🙂
>
> Regards,
>
> Collins Areba,
> Kilifi, Kenya.
> Tel: +*254 707 750 788 */ *0731750788*
> Twitter: @arebacollins.
> Skype: arebacollins
>
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Have you registered 1Bob.KE or you are waiting till I go squatting with
>> the name? 🙂
>>
>> On 20 December 2017 at 20:38, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> So am I Bob.. So am I… 🙂
>>>
>>> I had to go in several times to confirm the number.. However, the proof
>>> of the pudding is in the eating.. Let\’s see who plonks that kind of money..
>>>
>>> Some interesting domains are hitting respectable numbers.. Ranging from
>>> 100k to 500k..This is real..
>>>
>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>
>>> *Principal*
>>>
>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>
>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>
>>> LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>>
>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>>
>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>
>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Bob Omondi <omondibob@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> @Ali,
>>>>
>>>> I am struggling with the figure 🙂
>>>>
>>>> .KE is going place indeed!
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Bob.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Nope.
>>>>>
>>>>> I billion.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Principal*
>>>>>
>>>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>>>>
>>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>>
>>>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>>>
>>>>> LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>>>>
>>>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>>>>
>>>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are
>>>>> purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Bobs via kictanet <
>>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 10M I think!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Bob.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 20, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Grace Mutung\’u (Bomu) via kictanet <
>>>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Woooowwww!
>>>>>> Yep, this is a great feat. Kudos KENIC!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2017-12-20 18:38 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>>>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For a minute I thought this was an error. And it could still be..
>>>>>>> 🙂
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> auction.kenic.or.ke/item/19203406/nike
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this turns out to be true it would be a world record and focus
>>>>>>> t