Official Response to AFRINIC letter - to members

Why NRS replied

Dear resource members and stakeholders, it has come to our knowledge, that the suspended ex-CEO of AFRINIC "Eddy Kayihura" sent a letter to resource members on Monday 24 October 2022, two weeks before the ex- CEO of AFRINIC officially stepped down from his position.

The letter, which included false accusations for Number Resource Society "NRS", is full of false information and misleading words, as well as proving Eddy Kayihura's final desperate attempt to seize the last bit of his power.

However, his desperate attempts to throw false accusations at NRS, and stay in his position have come to failure. As in only two weeks after Mr. Kayihura's letter, he stepped down from his position as the CEO of AFRINIC, after being suspended officially by a supreme judge, for the reason of abusing his position's powers for personal benefits.

Eddy Kayihura stepping down from his position after being suspended is enough proof that all his accusations for Number Resource Society NRS don't contain any truth, it also shows how hard the ex-CEO of AFRINIC tried to hide his failures and corruption by accusing another innocent party.

Although, it's obvious now who was trying to make the internet a better place by holding RIR's leaders accountable for their actions, and who was the one doing unlawful and unethical actions; Number Resource Society (NRS) would like to clarify some points that came in the suspended ex-CEO of AFRINIC's final letter.

The dispute over misinformation

In his final misleading letter, Eddy Kayihura accused Number Resource Society of spreading false information about AFRINIC!

However, all his so-called accusations against NRS are based on his faulty imagination only. on the other hand, all the unlawful and unethical actions that Mr. Kayihura and his friends at the AFRINIC board at the time are all proved by facts and evidences that you can see on our blog or YouTube Channel. NRS never makes a claim with no solid ground and evidence.

Internet stability and institutional accountability

The suspended ex-CEO has also mentioned in his letter, and we quote

"We would like to reassure the AFRINIC Resource Members and our Stakeholders that at this point, the stability of the Internet network is maintained".

Despite his reassuring words, the suspended CEO didn't miss one chance to threaten the stability of the internet for the sake of protecting his own position. Stressing on the word "Internet Stability" won't make us forget when the ex-CEO tried to destroy the whole RIR system, asking NRO to send a letter to the government to consider AFRINIC as a UN organization.

NRS’s commitment to members

We would like to end this letter by reminding our dear members, that while the suspended ex-CEO of AFRINIC was calling NRS per his words

"Selfish individuals whose sole objective is to destroy what the internet pioneers of Africa have put up for the development of the African continent"; we at NRS were focusing on just doing our work and holding AFRINIC ex-CEO accountant for his actions, and telling you, the members, the truth.

As the old saying stands "When Actions speak, words' volume becomes very quiet ".

Eddy Kayihura stepping down from his position after being suspended by a court order, proves that NRS was only trying to show people the truth, a truth based on facts and evidences.

We take pride in doing our jobs of holding RIR's leaders accountable and we will keep working on building a better internet for all of us.

Reading this historical statement

The allegations, descriptions of office-holders and legal interpretations in this response are NRS’s position in the historical dispute. Its argument that a departure vindicated NRS is an argument made by the author, not a court determination of every allegation. It does not describe today’s leadership or announce a current election.

The excerpts from the 24 October 2022 letter appear as quoted in NRS’s response. The AFRINIC Members-Discuss archive is restricted to list members. The dated source record and English wording remain intact; the other language editions restate the complete argument in native prose. The descriptive headings and reading context were added on 25 October 2026.

Follow the correspondence

The dispute over international status refers back to NRO’s letter of 12 July 2022, which asked for international-organization status and stated that AFRINIC should remain subject to Mauritian law. NRS challenged the intervention in its letter to the Mauritius government and letter to the global RIR communities. Read those documents together to examine the disagreement; the response’s description of a UN-organization request should not be read as proof of UN status or immunity being granted.

Take part in accountability today

The question of who can hold number-resource institutions to account remains relevant to network operators. See current actions to participate in reform, or NRS Shield to discuss a risk to your resources. POA and representation explains a separate, informed, voluntary and revocable mandate, including its scope, duration and withdrawal terms. Reading this statement, joining NRS or asking for help grants no authority. A POA does not create voting eligibility or replace the applicable election, policy or proxy rules.