Country extension · Kenya
.co.ke domain name
What you need to know about .co.ke: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .co.ke
- Country
- Kenya
- Registry
- kenic.or.ke
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 2 working days
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 5
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .co.ke?
- There are no restrictions for .co.ke: anyone can register a domain name.
Transfer
Transferring a .co.ke
- Ask your current registrar to unlock the domain name so that the transfer can be started.
- Ask your current registrar for the transfer code for your domain name and pass it on to your new registrar.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code to transfer a domain; you can request it from your current registrar.
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .co.ke domain name cannot be deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let it expire by not renewing it.
- Restoring a domain name after deletion or expiry is not possible with .co.ke. So if you let a domain name expire, you lose it for good.
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.