Uptake of local web addresses slows on subdued business

CA data indicates that during the year under review, dot KE domain registrations for companies dipped 0.8 percent to 90,165 while registration of personal websites under the local domain more than doubled to 5,806.

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The number of web addresses listed on Kenyan internet domains grew at a slower rate of 3.4 percent in the 12 months to June this year down from 5.8 percent the previous year, new data shows, hurt by a slowdown in business activity in a tough economy.

The latest statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) indicate that registrations grew from 103,298 as of June last year to 106,800 in June this year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.