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
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
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
15 Aug 2019Kenyan CMOs under fire over royalty paymentsKenyan music industry regulator the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) says royalties collected by the...By Lucy Ilado
10 Apr 2019Kenya: Songa agrees to pay more royaltiesKenyan collective management organisations (CMOs) and music streaming platform Songa this week...By Lucy Ilado
22 Jan 2019Kenya: MCSK granted CMO licence for 2019The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has granted licences to the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (...By Lucy Ilado