22 Feb 2024Kenyan artists paid less than 10% of royalties in 2023 –...Kenyan artists were paid less than 10% of the royalties that were due to them in 2023. This is...Par Peter Choge
16 jan 2024Kenya: MCSK criticised for low artist payoutsThe Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) is once again at the centre of a storm after announcing...Par Peter Choge
09 nov 2023Kenya: New KECOBO chairperson reinstates CMOs’ licencesThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has reinstated the licences of the country’s collective...Par Peter Choge
05 oct 2023Kenya: Government denies CMOs police support... for nowThe Kenyan government has declined to accede to a request by collective management organisations (...Par Peter Choge
04 juil 2023Kenya music alliance calls for Copyright Act reviewThe Music Associations Alliance of Kenya (MAAK) has called for a comprehensive review and amendment...Par Peter Choge
05 mai 2023Kenya: KAMP gets CMO licenceThe Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) has received a full-year collective management...Par Peter Choge
26 avr 2023Kenya authorities shut down illegal streaming operationKenyan authorities have shut down the operations of an Eldoret-based business allegedly offering...Par Peter Choge
10 nov 2022Kenyan musicians renew call for overhaul of CMOsA group of musicians have called for an overhaul of the royalty space in Kenya, as the role of...Par Peter Choge
10 oct 2022Kenya High Court orders MCSK to re-register with KECOBOThe High Court in Nairobi has ordered the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) to register...Par Peter Choge
31 mai 2022Nonini and the battle to reform Kenya’s CMOsBy George Robert Asewe Kenyan musician Nonini has been in the news lately. On 24 May, the artist,...Par In-house East Africa
11 oct 2021Who gains from Kenya’s dysfunctional music royalty space?When the Kenya Copyright Amendment Bill of 2019 was signed into law, it was seen as a new dawn for...Par Lucy Ilado
21 sep 2021Call for comments: Management of the music sector in KenyaThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) is inviting comments and proposals from music stakeholders on...Par Lucy Ilado