09 May 2024Kenyan CMOs ordered to cease operationsThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has ordered the country’s collective management organisations (...By Peter Choge
04 Mar 2024Kenyan artists to hold demo over poor royaltiesMusic artists in Kenya are set to hold a demonstration in Nairobi on 5 March to highlight the...By Peter Choge
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...By 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...By Peter Choge
09 Nov 2023Kenya: New KECOBO chairperson reinstates CMOs’ licencesThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has reinstated the licences of the country’s collective...By 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 (...By Peter Choge
04 Jul 2023Kenya music alliance calls for Copyright Act reviewThe Music Associations Alliance of Kenya (MAAK) has called for a comprehensive review and amendment...By Peter Choge
05 May 2023Kenya: KAMP gets CMO licenceThe Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) has received a full-year collective management...By Peter Choge
26 Apr 2023Kenya authorities shut down illegal streaming operationKenyan authorities have shut down the operations of an Eldoret-based business allegedly offering...By 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...By 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...By Peter Choge
31 May 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,...By In-house East Africa