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Register Your .ne.ke Domain From 1000.00 KES
A recognisable route to network services
A Kenyan identity for network services and support
A subscriber needs to distinguish your public website, support desk and account portal from the network connection itself. Use an .ne.ke address to bring those routes under your organisation’s name. KeNIC identifies this category with network-related organisations, including internet service providers and networking companies.
- Choose the legal organisation responsible for the name.
- Describe the network-related purpose accurately.
- Keep the registrant and operational contacts current.
Compare the cost of the name
.ne.ke Domain Pricing
Decide whether you need a new registration or a transfer of an existing one. Keep the renewal charge visible in your operating budget alongside the systems that use the domain.
Apply for the selected name
1000.00 KES / first year
Request an available label for the organisation that will operate it.
Check .ne.ke availabilityMaintain the registration
Kshs 1,500.00 / year
Include the address in the same renewal review as other operational subscriptions.
Explore registration costsTransfer your existing name
Kshs 1,000.00 / transfer
Bring the current domain into your account without renaming customer-facing services.
Move your existing .ne.keConfirm the transaction type and payable total in checkout before authorising payment.
Compare Kenyan namespace options
Compare Kenya Domain Prices
An organisation’s public identity and the purpose of a service influence the category choice. Use the table to compare domain charges without confusing them with connectivity or server prices.
| .ne.ke | Other | Kshs 1,000.00 (standard) | Kshs 1,500.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | 90 days | N/A |
| .co.ke | Other | Kshs 999.00 (standard) | Kshs 1,500.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | 90 days | N/A |
| .ac.ke | Other | Kshs 199.00 (standard) | Kshs 1,500.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | 90 days | N/A |
| .sc.ke | Other | Kshs 199.00 (standard) | Kshs 1,500.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | 90 days | N/A |
| .or.ke | Other | Kshs 1,000.00 (standard) | Kshs 1,500.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | 90 days | N/A |
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Consider the public identity you need
.ne.ke Domain Alternatives
A commercial company may also consider .co.ke, while other categories have their own purposes. Check the linked page before applying; an alternative suffix is a separate registration.
Give each operational destination a purpose
Practical uses for a .ne.ke domain
Plan the addresses a subscriber or technical contact will actually need. The illustrated names are examples of service organisation, not live endpoints or search results.
Find Your .ne.keService information
Explain where your network operates
Describe the service area and how a prospective customer checks coverage. Keep an enquiry route connected to the team that can confirm a specific installation.
Support operations
Provide an address for service requests
Use a support destination that customers can recognise and reach from outside your own connection. A public status page should explain incidents without exposing operational credentials.
Customer accounts
Connect the billing and service portals
Point a dedicated prefix to the authorised account platform. Check HTTPS, sign-in and recovery paths before directing subscribers to it.
Network identity
Keep infrastructure names organised
Agree a naming plan for public endpoints and distinguish it from private device naming. Registering a domain does not assign IP addresses, bandwidth or permission to operate a network.
Keep DNS changes deliberate
.ne.ke Domain Management, Made Simple
A network organisation may have several services behind one domain. Track each public record and the administrator responsible for it before a registrar or hosting change.
Configure service records
Set the intended public endpoint using the A or CNAME details supplied by its platform.
Choose the DNS host
Check the zone at the receiving DNS provider before delegating the name to its servers.
Keep the payment owner informed
Assign domain renewal to an operational role with authority to approve the payment.
Prepare a registrar handover
Collect the EPP code and registration details before scheduling a registrar transfer.
Keep registration work accountable
Why Choose Truehost for Your .ne.ke Domain?
Manage the domain as part of your service inventory. Record the holder, administrators and renewal arrangements so a service desk or incoming engineer can find the right account when action is needed.
Keep administration together
Maintain an inventory entry linking the registration to its account and responsible team.
Your registration charge
1000.00 KES / first year
Review the initial price for the exact ending before adopting it in customer communications.
Budget for the next renewal
Kshs 1,500.00 / year
Use the separate renewal figure when estimating the continuing cost of a public service address.
Connect the right records
Save current DNS records before an infrastructure change. Check mail and support routes as well as the main website afterwards.
Prepare an orderly transfer
Separate registrar administration from endpoint changes. A transfer does not need to become an unplanned migration of working services.
Retain account access
Keep recovery access available outside the domain being managed so a DNS incident does not also prevent account recovery.
Email for your team
Give the service desk a maintained inbox or ticket destination. Review email plans.
A website for your audience
Publish service and coverage information using a tool your team can maintain. Review website-building options.
Connectivity, hosting and application subscriptions have their own scope and charges. The domain identifies services; it does not supply their capacity.
Connect public endpoints with a plan
How to Use Your .ne.ke Domain
Start with the website and support address customers already know. Add status and account destinations as separate records, with an owner and a test for each one.
- Explain coverage and connection enquiries on the public company site.
- Keep a recognised support address for subscriber requests.
- Use status and account hostnames for the separate systems your team operates.
Separate information, status and accounts
Plan Your .ne.ke Addresses
A public coverage page has a different purpose from an authenticated subscriber portal. Use labels that communicate that distinction, and configure each destination with its actual service provider.
| Visitor’s task | Illustrative Destination | What Visitors Find |
|---|---|---|
| Review network coverage | routeworks.ne.ke | Service areas and installation enquiry instructions |
| Report a connection issue | status.routeworks.ne.ke | The intended support system for subscribers |
| Open the subscriber account | clients.routeworks.ne.ke | A separate login platform for customer administration |
| Reach the service desk | [email protected] | The mailbox or ticket queue assigned to support |
Match the platform to the workload
Build More Around Your .ne.ke Domain
Select the software environment and communication tools separately. Public information, ticket handling and subscriber accounts can have different hosting and administration needs.
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.ne.ke Domain Name Rules
The part before .ne.ke may contain 2–63 characters using ASCII letters, digits and internal hyphens. Avoid a label that customers could mistake for an IP address, and check the final spelling before applying.
Accepted in an .ne.ke name
Not accepted
Review example labels
| Candidate | Label review | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
routeworks.ne.ke | Ordinary label | A plain letter label for format review |
route-works24.ne.ke | Ordinary label | Review whether the numbered label matches the applicant’s identity |
-routeworks.ne.ke | Unsuitable hostname label | The first character cannot be a hyphen |
route_works.ne.ke | Unsuitable hostname label | Use a hostname label rather than an underscore separator |
Identify the organisation behind the service
Your .ne.ke Registration Checklist
Use this category for a network-related identity and provide accurate applicant contacts. KeNIC’s products page gives ISPs, networking companies and technology firms as examples; registering the name does not license the services they provide.
Information you need
Services and responsibilities to arrange separately
Before you register
Confirm the applicant
Record the holder responsible for the public network identity.
Review the chosen spelling
Check the name against customer communications and any existing rights.
Choose a recovery contact
Keep an off-domain recovery contact available during DNS or connectivity incidents.
Registration figures for the network category
.ne.ke Domain Facts
The Communications Authority’s latest June 2026 table includes .ne.ke as a separate category. These are registry counts, not a count of networks, subscribers, connected devices or operating licences.
- 83
- .ne.ke registrations reported
- At 30 June 2026
- +8
- net quarterly change
- June minus March 2026
- 0.06%
- .ne.ke share of reported .KE total
- Calculated from 129,140 total
Source: CA Q4 2025/26 report, Table 21, at 30 June 2026. Quarterly change and category share are calculated from the reported registration counts. Checked 19 October 2026.
.ne.ke Registry and Registration Specifications
Consult the appropriate reference topic before requesting a registration, changing delegation or planning a transfer.
Visit KeNICRegistry IdentityCategory, holder and registry responsibilities
| Property | .ne.ke requirement |
|---|---|
| Example registration | Illustrative registration under this category: routeworks.ne.ke |
| Position in DNS | A label such as routeworks is registered beneath ne.ke, itself below the .ke country-code domain. |
| Country namespace | The service identity uses the Kenyan country-code namespace. |
| Registry organisation | Kenya’s domain registry is operated by the Kenya Network Information Centre, known as KeNIC. |
| Registry policy | Refer to the KeNIC third-level rules for registration and permitted use. |
| Category purpose | Category for network-related organisation. |
Registration RulesEvidence and registration period
| Property | .ne.ke requirement |
|---|---|
| Eligible applicants | Network-related organisation. |
| How names are assigned | Registry allocation follows the first successful application for an available name, subject to applicable restrictions. |
| Permitted duration | One year is specified in the published third-level policy. Use the actual order term when recording the service inventory’s renewal date. |
| Registered label length | Count the characters in the service label alone: its permitted length is 2–63. |
| Character set | The registered label accepts a–z, decimal digits and internal hyphens. A hyphen cannot open or close it. |
| IDN support | The registry’s specified alphabet is ASCII. Keep the requested label within it rather than assuming internationalised-label support. |
| Capitalisation | DNS treats uppercase and lowercase versions of the chosen label as the same name. |
| Other suffixes | A matching label in another Kenyan category is a different domain and needs its own registration. |
DNS & Registry ServicesConnections, lookup and contact information
| Property | .ne.ke requirement |
|---|---|
| Signed DNS | Coordinate DNSSEC between the authoritative zone operator and the registrar before publishing a signed configuration. |
| Nameserver management | Changing delegation changes which servers answer for the zone. Check the receiving provider’s records before the handover. |
| Registrant disclosure | Keep operational and holder information correct. KeNIC’s WHOIS policy defines the handling of registry data and lookup access. |
| Registration lookup | Use domain lookup to investigate the recorded registration status. |
Lifecycle & ProtectionRenewal action and registry policy
| Property | .ne.ke requirement |
|---|---|
| Renewal deadline | Treat expiry as an operational deadline. Suspension follows 14 unpaid days under the third-level policy; investigate recovery with the registrar immediately. |
| Disputed registrations | The registry provides an alternative dispute-resolution procedure for contested domain registrations. |
Keep support reachable through renewal
What Happens If .ne.ke Expires?
A support domain can be operationally important even when its homepage gets little traffic. Missed renewal may interrupt ticket intake, status links and customer sign-in routes that depend on DNS.
Active
Keep the operational owner informed of the domain’s expiry date.
Renewal Due
Kshs 1,500.00 / year Include payment approval in the normal maintenance calendar.
Expired
Investigate an expiry notice as a registration issue rather than assuming a server fault.
Suspended
Fourteen unpaid days can lead to registry suspension. Restoring DNS availability requires action on the domain registration.
Released for registration
A deleted name may be registered by another party. Establish the recovery options with the registrar immediately after a missed renewal.
Review the available term totals
Plan the Registration Beyond Year One
Compare the offered registration periods using the current table. Record the actual term purchased and expiry date rather than assuming that a displayed monthly service price covers the domain.
| Term | Total registration price | Regular year-by-year costRegistration + annual renewals | Savings | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Kshs 1,000.00 | Kshs 1,000.00 | No saving | Search domains |
| 2 years | Kshs 2,000.00 | Kshs 2,500.00 | Save Kshs 500.00 | Search domains |
| 3 years | Kshs 3,000.00 | Kshs 4,000.00 | Save Kshs 1,000.00 | Search domains |
| 4 years | Kshs 4,000.00 | Kshs 5,500.00 | Save Kshs 1,500.00 | Search domains |
| 5 years | Kshs 5,000.00 | Kshs 7,000.00 | Save Kshs 2,000.00 | Search domains |
Select your term in checkout. Domain availability, applicable promotions, premium-name pricing and taxes are confirmed there.
Change registrar with service records intact
Already Have an .ne.ke Domain?
Prepare an inventory of the domain and its existing records. The registrar handover changes administration; routing changes and application migrations should follow their own maintenance plans.
Transfer — Kshs 1,000.00- 01
Prepare the account access
Confirm the responsible holder and retain the working DNS zone.
- 02
Request your EPP code
Request the authorisation code from the registrar currently administering the name.
- 03
Submit the transfer
Provide the EPP code to us and verify support, mail and public endpoints after completion.
Before registration
.ne.ke Domain FAQs
Answers for the people managing this organisation’s domain.
Is .ne.ke intended for network businesses?
KeNIC’s current products page describes this ending for network-related organisations, including internet service providers, networking companies and technology firms.
Select it when that identity fits the organisation rather than treating it as a generic personal address.
Does a .ne.ke registration include internet access?
The purchase concerns a domain name. Connectivity, public IP addresses and server resources are separate services. Choose the domain for identifying your organisation and connect it to the systems you actually operate.
Is an operator licence issued with the domain?
No operating permission is created by registering a name.
Check the regulatory requirements that apply to the organisation’s actual services with the appropriate authority. Do not describe the domain as proof of a communications licence.
Can we use it for a public status site?
Point a status prefix to your chosen platform and decide who can publish incidents. Consider hosting the status service where it remains reachable if the affected network fails. Test access from another connection.
Plan for an actual outage:
- Try the status address from a different connection.
- Keep an authorised person able to publish updates.
- Provide a support route that customers can use during the incident.
How should the support address be configured?
Connect a mailbox or ticket service and check the receiving route from outside your organisation.
Record mail-related DNS entries before a website move. An address printed on invoices is useful only if requests reliably reach the support team.
Can router names use this ending?
A registered domain can form part of an organised DNS naming plan.
Decide which records should be publicly visible and which belong only in private DNS. A hostname does not by itself provide access controls or monitoring.
What makes a useful network-company name?
Choose a spelling that a subscriber can read from an installation message or hear over the phone.
Avoid ambiguous combinations that look like numerical addresses. Check another organisation’s rights before adopting a similar identity.
Can a client portal use a subdomain?
Yes, configure the appropriate prefix to the portal provider’s destination.
Validate its certificate, login and password recovery before sending subscriber traffic there. Account data remains governed by the portal’s security and permissions.
Check the complete sign-in journey:
- Open the portal over HTTPS.
- Try account recovery with an authorised test user.
- Confirm that private subscriber records require authentication.
Which details should our contractor receive?
Give the contractor the limited access needed to configure the agreed records.
Keep ownership and recovery under the organisation’s control. Maintain a change record so another administrator can identify the intended public destinations later.
What is needed to transfer an existing name?
KeNIC’s transfer guidance calls for the authorisation or EPP code from the current registrar.
Supply that code through our transfer process and retain the organisation’s registration details. Keep infrastructure migration separate from the registrar change.
Separate the work involved:
- Registrar change: who manages the registration.
- DNS change: where public services point.
- Server migration: where the application and its data run.
Will a transfer change IP addresses or routing?
A registrar transfer changes domain administration.
Existing service records should be preserved unless you intentionally alter them. Changing an A record, nameservers or a service endpoint is a separate action that needs its own checks.
How do we prevent an expired support domain?
Assign a renewal owner and maintain a reachable recovery inbox independent of this name.
Review renewal costs with other network operating expenses. Customers may depend on support and billing addresses even when the public website is rarely visited.
| Purchase | Current amount | Budget entry |
|---|---|---|
| Register the selected name | 1000.00 KES | Initial registration period |
| Continue the registration | Kshs 1,500.00 | The next renewal period |
Choose the name behind your service routes
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Find an available .ne.ke label and review the registration details for your network organisation.
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