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...By Lucy Ilado
03 Feb 2021Kenya High Court: Fraud investigations into CMOs to continueThe High Court in Machakos, Kenya, on 3 January ruled that the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) is...By Lucy Ilado
23 Nov 2018Call for registration: Music Publishers Association of KenyaThe Music Publishers Association of Kenya ( MPAKE ) is calling on artists, authors, composers,...By Lucy Ilado
13 Sep 2018Kenya CMOs vetting starts next weekThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) will as of 20 September begin vetting royalty collection...By Lucy Ilado
03 Sep 2018Kenya: MPAKE distributes music royalties for the first timeThe Music Publisher Association of Kenya (MPAKE) announced the distribution of 1.3m Kenyan...By Boniface Nyaga
24 Jul 2018Kenya: MCSK asks MPAKE to stop collecting royaltiesThe Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has issued the Music Publishers Association of Kenya (...By Lucy Ilado
22 May 2018Call for applications: CMO operations manager in KenyaThe Music Publishers Association of Kenya (MPAKE) is accepting applications for the operations...By Lucy Ilado
03 Feb 2018Kenya: MPAKE online tool ‘is way forward’Kenyan authors, composers and publishers who are members of the Music Publishers Association of...By Lucy Ilado
28 Jul 2017Kenya court gives conflicting ruling on royalty collectionThe Kisumu High Court in Kenya yesterday barred the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) from...By Lucy Ilado
11 Apr 2017Kenyan court suspends licensing of new royalties bodyA storm continues to brew in the Kenyan music industry as the royalties collection regime is thrown...By In-house East Africa
29 Mar 2017Kenya’s regulator licenses new royalties bodyKenya’s government regulator, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), has licensed a new collective...By In-house East Africa