Alex Gakuru

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gakuru[at]cck.go.ke

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Alex Gakuru previously served as the African representative for the Non-Commercial Users' Constituency's Executive Committee.^[1] He also works as a Board Member for the Communications Commission of Kenya,^[1] and is the Chairman of the ICT Consumer's Association of Kenya.^[2]

ICANN Involvement edit

Mr. Gakuru was leading a proposition, along with Beau Brendler, to create a Consumer Constituency within the Non-Commercial Stakeholder's Group. He is a member of the PDP Work Team, and has been since 2009. He is also a member of the JAS Working Group since 2010.^[1]

Over the years he has worked with KENIC, the regulator of the .ke ccTLD, on various issues, including on IPv6 deployment.^[1]

He is also leading an initiative to open up Kenya, and all of Africa, to business opportunities through ICT innovation.^[3]

He writes on a variety of blogs regarding his advocacy work for IT in Africa.^[4]