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
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...By Lucy Ilado
31 Aug 2021Kenya: High court suspends deregistration of CMOsThe High Court Constitutional Division in Nairobi, Kenya, has suspended a recent decision by the...By Lucy Ilado
24 Aug 2021KECOBO revokes licences of Kenyan CMOsThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has deregistered the country’s collective management...By Lucy Ilado
14 Jul 2021Broadcaster royalties in Kenya ‘still a huge problem’The lack of fair compensation of artists by broadcasters has long stunted the growth of the...By Lucy Ilado
07 Apr 2021Call for applications: CMO CEO in KenyaA registered collective management organisation (CMO) in Nairobi, Kenya, which has not been named...By Lucy Ilado
11 Mar 2021Kenya: KECOBO urging artists to use its online portalsThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) is encouraging artists and licensed music users to utilise the...By Lucy Ilado
11 Dec 2020Kenya: MCSK loses licence to collect royaltiesThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) on 11 December announced that it had revoked the Music Copyright...By Lucy Ilado
01 Oct 2020Call for registration: Royalty collection system in KenyaUsers of music and dramatic works in public business premises are required by the Kenya Copyright...By Lucy Ilado
23 Sep 2020Kenyan CMO officials asked to step aside pending...The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has directed that those named in a recent forensic audit report...By Lucy Ilado
09 Sep 2020Damning audit points to fraud at Kenyan CMOsThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) on 8 September received the results of a forensic audit into the...By Lucy Ilado
02 Jun 2020Kenya: KECOBO urges streaming DJs to get licenceThe Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has directed all DJs to acquire a public performance licence to...By Lucy Ilado