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Made for business in Kenya

A Kenyan Address for Your Business.

A .co.ke address tells customers where your business belongs. From a workshop in Juja to a boutique in Kisumu, it gives your brand a name that works on a phone screen, an invoice and the sign above your door. Jua Atelier is an illustrative business: its address can lead buyers to a collection, an enquiry form or a contact number.

  • Use the name on your shopfront. Customers should recognise the business when they see the address in a WhatsApp message.
  • Show your Kenyan identity. Carry the same address from local deliveries to campaigns reaching customers across the country.
  • Build at your own pace. Register the name now, then add a catalogue or booking form when the business is ready.
Your brand, brought to life with a .co.ke domain juaatelier.co.ke above an illustrative website with layered mountain scenery and a [email protected] email card. One name for a website, email, shop and portal. juaatelier.co.ke Your brand. Made for Kenya. JUA ATELIER AboutWorkShopContact Built forlocal trade. Thoughtful design and honestwork for growing businesses. Discover more hello@juaatelier.co.ke Website Email Shop Portal
Illustrative business identity: JUA ATELIER uses .co.ke for a collection page and supplier correspondence.

Know the cost before you launch

.co.ke Domain Pricing

Separate the amount you pay today from the charge for keeping the address next year. Our registration, renewal and transfer quotes below update from the catalogue used for domain orders.

First registration

Register Your Business Address

299.00 KES / first year

Put the address on your packaging after the registration is confirmed. Search your preferred spelling first.

Check .co.ke availability
Renew

Renew the Business Address

Kshs 1,500.00 / year

Set aside the renewal amount as an annual business expense, alongside your website and email subscriptions.

Explore registration costs
Transfer

Move an Existing Registration

Kshs 1,000.00 / transfer

Already promoting a .co.ke address? Bring its registration account to Truehost while keeping the same public name.

Bring your .co.ke registration here

Promotional eligibility, registration period and any additional services are confirmed in your order. An introductory offer does not turn into a recurring renewal discount.

Compare the Kenyan and global options

Compare Kenyan Domain Prices

See .co.ke beside direct .ke, international .com and the organisation category .or.ke. Compare the renewal column as well as today’s registration quote.

Domain registration, renewal and transfer pricing
.co.keKshs 299.00Kshs 999.00First-year offerKshs 1,500.00Kshs 1,000.00
.keKshs 2,999.00 (standard)Kshs 3,000.00Kshs 2,999.00
.comKshs 1,100.00 (standard)Kshs 1,600.00Kshs 1,259.00
.or.keKshs 1,000.00 (standard)Kshs 1,500.00Kshs 1,000.00

From your first customer to your next branch

Put Your .co.ke Address to Work

Put a .co.ke address where customers already encounter you: receipts, delivery notes, referral messages and social profiles. These fictional examples show different ways to make the name useful.

Find Your .co.ke

Clothing and craft businesses

Let Buyers Explore Your Collection

Publish sizes, collection photographs and pickup details so a customer can decide what to order before messaging your team.

Retail beyond the shopfront

Make Repeat Orders Easier

Send returning buyers to a catalogue you control, with product information and a clear route to completing their purchase.

Workshops and service teams

Give Referrals a Place to Land

Show the repairs you handle, your service area and a booking contact. A clear address makes recommendations easier to follow.

Two spellings, one destination

Choose a Primary Kenyan Spelling

Compare the matching .ke spelling when both are available. Register each separately and use one primary address in your advertising.

Manage the name behind your business

.co.ke Domain Management, Made Simple

Your domain account is where you maintain the registration and its connections. Give the person responsible for the business access to renewal dates, contact information and DNS settings.

Edit destination records

Copy the destination supplied by your hosting service into the relevant record. A wrong IP address can send visitors somewhere else.

Choose your DNS provider

Choose where DNS is managed before editing records. If Cloudflare answers for the name, make the website and email changes there.

Track the expiry date

Review your upcoming expiry dates before starting a campaign. Paying early keeps your account ready when customers need you.

Prepare a registrar move

Our team can help you prepare the registrar move. Keep your current DNS information handy and request the authorisation code.

A practical place to manage your name

Why Choose Truehost for Your .co.ke Domain?

Register the business address, keep its renewal cost visible and connect the services you choose. These tools support the work after registration as well as the initial search.

Free DNS management

Manage the records that connect the address to your website, mailbox provider and verification services from the DNS controls.

Free email forwarding

Route incoming messages to an existing inbox where forwarding is available. To send and receive under your domain, choose a hosted mailbox plan.

2FA and domain lock

Secure your login with two-factor authentication. Ask support about the domain protection controls available for your registration.

Coming soon

Free business email

Free business email is coming soon. For a working inbox now, compare our email plans.

The two coming-soon products are planned benefits; they are not part of today’s domain order.

One name across your customer touchpoints

How to Use Your .co.ke Domain

Start with the address people use to find your business, then connect the services behind it. A Kenyan retailer might use the main site for opening hours, an online shop for orders and a branded inbox for supplier enquiries. Choose the records for each service separately.

  • Publish the collection and pickup details at juaatelier.co.ke.
  • Reply to supplier enquiries using [email protected].
  • Organise ordering and customer access under shop.juaatelier.co.ke and account.juaatelier.co.ke.
Check .co.ke availability
A .co.ke domain connected to four online destinationsThe domain routes people to a public website, email, shop and customer portal. .co.keKENYAjuaatelier.co.ke WEBSITEPublic presenceEMAILTeam inboxesSHOPProducts and ordersPORTALCustomer service
juaatelier.co.keFictional atelier website and inbox setup

Map the services you will connect

Plan Your Website and Mail Destinations

Decide what a visitor should see at each destination before changing DNS. The addresses here demonstrate a setup for Jua Atelier; they do not claim that the names are available to register.

What the customer needsExample addressDestination content
Browse the collectionjuaatelier.co.keCollection photographs, pickup location and customer contact details
Buy a productshop.juaatelier.co.keProduct choices and the steps for ordering from your store
Review an earlier purchaseaccount.juaatelier.co.keAn account area for viewing orders and contacting the team
Contact the atelier[email protected]Supplier enquiries delivered to a mailbox you have configured

Add a website or inbox when you need one

Build More Around Your .co.ke Domain

A domain reserves the address. Hosting stores your site, a builder creates pages, and an email plan supplies mailboxes. Choose the services that fit your stage of business and review their own billing periods.

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Make every character count

.co.ke Domain Name Rules

Use the business spelling customers know, without spaces or punctuation that cannot form a DNS label. KeNIC’s third-level policy governs .co.ke applications; an acceptable format still needs an availability check.

Characters this search accepts

  • Letters A–Z written in a simple ASCII spelling
  • Numerals 0–9 where they belong in the brand
  • Hyphens joining words inside the label
  • Names such as jua-atelier24

Inputs to leave out

  • A hyphen as the first or final character
  • Blank spaces, underscores and punctuation marks
  • Emoji, accent marks or other non-ASCII input in this search flow
  • Unavailable names or spellings reserved by the registry
Review These Name Examples
Proposed addressSpelling statusReason for the result
juaatelier.co.keFormat acceptedThe candidate uses ASCII letters throughout
jua-atelier24.co.keFormat acceptedNumbers and an internal hyphen form part of the label
-juaatelier.co.keFormat rejectedThe label begins with a character that cannot occupy this position
jua_atelier.co.keFormat rejectedAn underscore is not a character accepted for the registration label

Get the holder and contacts right

Your .co.ke Registration Checklist

The .co.ke category serves commercial users. It does not carry the documentary checks that KeNIC applies to .go.ke, .ac.ke and .sc.ke. Enter accurate details for the individual or organisation responsible for the domain and keep a reachable administrative contact.

Details to review in your order

  • The person or organisation that will control the domain
  • An accessible email for renewal and account recovery
  • Up-to-date holder address and telephone information
  • The exact domain you have reviewed in the basket

Separate purchases and responsibilities

  • Business incorporation or a trading licence in Kenya
  • A trademark registration for your chosen business name
  • A published website or working mailbox without a separate service
  • Permanent rights without keeping the registration renewed

Review these decisions first

Test the address with a customer

Say the complete address aloud and ask someone to type it. Check the .co.ke and .ke versions before committing to a printed brand address.

Research the business identity

Search for existing brands using a similar name before adopting it. Registration availability is a technical result, not proof of a right to someone else’s identity.

Keep recovery outside this domain

Use a recovery inbox outside the new domain. You should be able to receive renewal messages even when its website or email has a problem.

The commercial part of Kenya’s namespace

.co.ke Domain Facts

The Communications Authority’s January–March 2026 report records 110,687 .co.ke domains. This dated category count is distinct from the full .ke registry, which also includes direct .ke and other categories.

110,687
.co.ke domains registered
At the end of March 2026
+5,715
net increase in .co.ke domains
Compared with December 2025
88.9%
of all .ke registrations
.co.ke share at March month-end

Figures: Communications Authority, Table 19, March 2026. Net change is 110,687 minus December 2025’s 104,972; share is 110,687 divided by 124,498 total .ke registrations. These are registrations, not active websites. Checked 9 October 2026.

.co.ke Registry and Registration Specifications

Open a topic below for the Kenyan registry’s registration and renewal rules. The reference describes the namespace; available services and purchase periods are shown by the order itself.

Visit KeNIC
Who Runs the Kenyan NamespaceThe commercial category below Kenya’s country ending
Kenyan namespace overview
Reference topic.co.ke requirement
Example registrationjuaatelier.co.ke: a label under the commercial .co.ke category.
Position in DNS.ke is Kenya’s country-code top level; co.ke is its commercial category.
Country namespaceKenya (.ke)
Registry organisationKenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC)
Date recorded for .ke by IANA29 April 1993, as recorded by IANA for .ke.
Commercial categoryKeNIC identifies .co.ke as the category for companies and commercial activity.
Preparing a Commercial RegistrationWho holds the address and how it is written
Preparing a Kenyan domain order
Reference topic.co.ke requirement
Eligible applicantsCommercial users provide accurate holder and administrative contact information.
AssignmentAvailable names are allocated through accredited registrars, subject to registry policy and reserved names.
Registration periodOne to five years, according to KeNIC’s registration process.
Label lengthCheck the candidate against KeNIC’s current third-level policy and the registrar’s format validation.
CharactersUse ASCII letters, numbers and internal hyphens; no spaces or underscore marks.
Internationalised namesThis order flow uses ASCII spellings. Consult KeNIC before planning an internationalised registration.
Letter caseUppercase and lowercase versions refer to the same domain name.
Matching endingsThe .ke and .co.ke versions are separate registrations, with their own charges.
Connections and Registration RecordsConnecting services and viewing registry records
Account and technical setup
Reference topic.co.ke requirement
DNS configurationApply records at the provider responsible for your nameservers; copy website and mailbox instructions carefully.
DNSSECAsk your DNS provider and registrar about signing and DS-record support for your setup.
Registration contactsSupply accurate contacts; KeNIC’s WHOIS policy governs access to registration information.
Registration lookupUse KeNIC’s RDAP service for technical registration data.
Keeping the Address RegisteredRenewal recovery and registrar escalation
After a missed payment
Reference topic.co.ke requirement
Before expiryRenew ahead of the date shown in your account.
Initial graceKeNIC’s lifecycle diagram shows 14 days before suspension.
SuspensionFrom day 15 to day 90, website and mail connections may stop working.
Pending purgeAround day 80, recovery requires registrar coordination with KeNIC.
ReleaseKeNIC describes deletion and availability for new registration at day 91.
DisputesKeNIC’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy provides the complaint framework.

Registry references: KeNIC policies, registration process, domain lifecycle and transfer instructions. Checked 9 October 2026.

Protect the address your customers use

What Happens If .co.ke Expires?

Set a reminder ahead of the expiry date, especially when approval or payment is handled by another colleague. KeNIC’s recovery process is a fallback for a missed renewal. Losing the name can interrupt web traffic and messages to your business.

01Resolving

Active

While the name is active, verify the next renewal date and the contact email in your account.

02Action due

Renewal Due

The annual renewal quote is Kshs 1,500.00. Complete the order before expiry to keep the name current.

03Days 1–14

Expired

KeNIC’s diagram shows a 14-day initial renewal grace period. Arrange renewal through your registrar immediately after a missed deadline.

04Days 15–90

Suspended

From day 15, connected services can stop resolving. Around day 80 the name enters pending purge; restoration requires the registrar to involve KeNIC.

05From day 91

Cancelled

KeNIC describes deletion and release on day 91 after expiry. A released address can be registered by a different applicant.

Fewer renewal dates to track

Register Your .co.ke Domain for Up to 5 Years

Register .co.ke for an available period up to five years. This table compares actual term totals from our pricing system; it does not multiply a first-year promotion into a made-up quote. Select the period offered in checkout.

.co.ke domain registration totals in KES. Total price covers the full selected term and includes any applicable registration offer. Regular year-by-year cost is regular one-year registration plus annual renewals at today’s rates, without promotional discounts. Savings are the difference between these two totals.
TermTotal registration priceRegular year-by-year costRegistration + annual renewalsSavings
1 yearKshs 299.00Regular Kshs 999.00Once per customer · One qualifying item per order · One-time registration discountKshs 999.00Save Kshs 700.00
2 yearsKshs 2,199.00Kshs 2,499.00Save Kshs 300.00
3 yearsKshs 3,399.00Kshs 3,999.00Save Kshs 600.00
4 yearsKshs 4,599.00Kshs 5,499.00Save Kshs 900.00
5 yearsKshs 5,799.00Kshs 6,999.00Save Kshs 1,200.00

This offer is available once per customer. It cannot be used again if an active or paid invoice already uses it.

Keep your established business address

Already Have a .co.ke Domain?

Moving the registrar changes who administers the registration. It does not copy site files or mailboxes. Request an authorisation code from the current registrar, preserve your DNS configuration and submit the transfer with us.

Transfer — Kshs 1,000.00
  1. 01

    Prepare the account access

    Check the domain’s status and contact access before beginning. An expired or suspended name may need renewal or registry restoration first.

  2. 02

    Request the receiving details

    Obtain the EPP/authorisation code from the current provider and submit it through our transfer process. Afterwards, test the existing site and mailbox connections.

  3. 03

    Submit the transfer code

    Follow the transfer order instructions and supply the code securely. When the move finishes, verify the site and send a test message from your business inbox.

Answers for Kenyan business owners

.co.ke Domain FAQs

Understand the price, holder details and setup choices before paying for the name. Here are the practical questions customers ask about .co.ke.

Who can register a .co.ke domain?

A .co.ke address is the commercial choice in Kenya. Unlike the education and government categories, KeNIC does not list it among the categories requiring supporting documents. Enter the correct holder and reachable contact details in the order. For a client’s business, agree who controls the account before registering the name.

How much does a .co.ke domain cost?

Today’s registration quote is 299.00 KES. The annual renewal charge is Kshs 1,500.00. An offer can have customer or order eligibility conditions, so review the basket rather than assuming the promotion applies to every purchase. Longer periods have their own totals in the multi-year table.

Will .co.ke put my website first on Google?

The address signals a Kenyan identity to visitors, but a suffix does not guarantee search positions. Publish pages that answer real customer questions: the work you do, the places you serve, your costs and contact methods. A usable mobile site and clear business information matter after someone reaches the address.

Can I reserve the name before opening my shop?

Yes. Search the spelling while you plan the launch, then register it if available. You can connect the website later. Keep the login and renewal details accessible while the site is being built, and only print the address once the registration is confirmed.

Does registration give me business email?

The domain supplies the part after the @ sign. A hosted email service supplies the inbox, storage and sending facilities. Choose business email to create addresses such as [email protected]. The free email product mentioned above is coming soon; a paid domain alone does not activate it.

Can I connect hosting and email from different providers?

Yes. Point the website records to your hosting platform and the mail records to your email service. Make the changes wherever the nameservers place DNS management. Keep a copy of the earlier settings and send a test email after an update, especially when moving the website.

How many years can I register .co.ke for?

KeNIC permits registration and renewal periods from one to five years. Choose an available term in the order. The displayed term table uses current catalogue totals; paying for several years does not include a website or an email subscription. Keep the account contacts current even when the next expiry date is farther away.

What can I do if my business spelling is registered?

Try a distinctive service word, a meaningful location or another ending that suits the business. Search the complete alternative and check it for conflicts before adopting it. Avoid tiny spelling changes that send customers to somebody else. The alternative domain cards lead to published pages for comparing options.

Should I buy both .ke and .co.ke?

That depends on how you promote the brand. You can register both available spellings and redirect one website address to the other. Each name remains a separate purchase and needs its own renewal. A redirect for website visitors does not make the email addresses interchangeable; configure mail separately.

Can I pay using M-Pesa?

Use the payment methods offered in the Kenyan checkout, including M-Pesa where shown. Check the domain spelling, registration term and final amount before paying. Keep the invoice reference so support can trace the order if confirmation is delayed. Registration is completed after the order and payment requirements are met.

How do I move my .co.ke registration to Truehost?

Request the authorisation or EPP code from your current registrar and submit it with your transfer order. The current quote is Kshs 1,000.00. Preserve the nameservers and DNS records used by the website and mailboxes. A registrar move leaves those services where they are unless you separately migrate them.

What should I do after a missed renewal?

Contact the registrar as soon as you notice the expiry. KeNIC describes a 14-day initial grace period followed by suspension, with pending purge around day 80 and deletion at day 91. Registry restoration may be needed late in the process. See the lifecycle overview and avoid waiting for a final recovery date.

Your next customer needs an address

Ready for Your .co.ke Domain?

Try your business spelling with .co.ke, review the current quote and choose how long you want to register it.

Kenyan business identitySeparate renewal quoteWebsite and email options