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@eddiebutita You've never found these solutions ever since you started meeting the president ?

Artists, let’s have a candid conversation. Many of the problems we face come from lack of information. Mambo ya MCSK hiyo nitakua nimekosea nikijifanya najua, mtadeal nayo kwa forum ingine The real issue here part of the probem we are dealing with is IP and rights ownership. We are signing documents blindly. right now a foreigner owns artists fully an expensive mistake that could have been avoided. Your music/content/creative work, your name, your image that is your future. If the deal is too good... Normalize seeking legal advice before signing anything. Because once you sign away your rights, you don’t just lose money you lose control, you lose your career. And we need to step up and show up when policies are made. Let’s stop having conversations just to be politicaly correct in the name of cancel culture. Everyone is fighting for their industry we are not an exception. Other industries are fixing their spaces farmers, teachers, doctors… they participate, they speak, they act. Why are we quiet? And to everyone wait for elections or a political topic to start arguing based on politics. For now, we have a country to fix, weather it is Executive, Legislature, Judiciary Participate. Show up. Be part of the solution. Life is as simple as, you either participate when decisions are being made or work with decisions that were made in your absense. Elections will come and everyone will choose who they want and that is Democracy respectfuly it is not a game of of my side or I hate you.

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Sir, we keep going around in circles on this issue and pretend that the government has a handle over the cartels involved in looting the royalties of artists. Let me make it extremely simple for you to address this. Use me as an example, a prolific music producer, songwriter, and performer. How much has MCSK paid out to me since I registered as a member number 3964 about 25 years ago? What about PRISK? Who has been receiving my KAMP proceeds? Who has been receiving my royalties when my songs are played at State House, national holidays by The Police band, etc. and on all these radio and TV stations? Now tabulate this same scenario to all the artists and explain where this 70% is and who is paying it out. Who has gobbled the payments for my music when Kenya Kwanza and Azimio used my songs for their campaigns? I could go on. Everybody imagines that I have made millions out of my prolific work and the government paints that picture but I challenge you to tell me if I have ever made even half 1 million from MCSK royalties in 25 years. You people need to be ashamed of the lies you propagate in the media.

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We can criticise, but also give credit where it’s due. The arrest of senior energy officials, including EPRA DG Daniel Kiptoo and KPC MD Joe Sang, both from the President’s own community, signals a clear commitment by Ruto to tackling corruption head-on.

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Mzee @OleItumbi Stop misleading artists. You claim CMOs are “fixed” and paying 70% via eCitizen since when? Show ONE verifiable list of artists paid. Most haven’t seen a cent. Why is the government handling private royalties? Under the Copyright Act (Kenya), that money belongs to artists not the State. How did funds move to eCitizen without artists’ consent? CMOs are not our right keepers. They don’t represent all artists only those who mandate them. No closed-door meetings. Call a public forum JKLive. Bring audited reports, legal backing, and proof of payment. Facts. Not PR.

Mr. @OCTOPIZZO, please get your Facts right. First on CMOs we have fixed the issue and we dis not need to change the law, just implement it. Collections are now being done via Ecitizen. The CMOs get 30% and the musician 70%. Secondly, MCSK is no longer alive licenced CMO. There is a new Copyright laws and it is about to come for Public participation. There is much that has been done and much awaits, but President @WilliamsRuto is leading the way in protecting artists. The issue at hand happened in 2019 and the President in this meeting took charge to ensure the 30 artists access justice. I am willing to engage you on FACTS, kuja ofisi and raise the issues, I show you the progress and we agree on what remains and we do it. @eddiebutita is doing the little he can, he is aligned to FACTS and SOLUTIONS. Join him and let is contribute to solving.

Acha kutupima @eddiebutita This matter cannot be reduced to personalities or proximity to power it is, at its core, a question of policy, law, and institutional reform. For over a decade, kwanza kwanzia 2010 stakeholders in the music industry (artists, producers ) have consistently raised concerns around copyright protection, enforcement, and fair remuneration. These are not new issues, nimepiga hadi msee wa MCSK na Kiti huko bomas ju ya pesa yetu and and nothing has been resolved nor will be resolved through commentary alone, nor by deflecting responsibility outward. They require deliberate legislative review, strengthened regulatory frameworks, and the political will to implement and enforce meaningful change. Na ulisema earlier this is not political. WELL IT IS! It is also important to recognize that intellectual property is a technical field. Effective engagement demands not only passion for the arts, but a clear understanding of the legal, commercial, and creative ecosystems that govern it. Advocacy must therefore be grounded in expertise, not merely access or association. & you are not an expert nor are you an artist. Where rights have been contractually assigned particularly in international markets those transactions carry legal consequences that cannot simply be reversed through public pressure. The focus, instead, should be on ensuring that artists are properly advised, protected, and empowered at the point of negotiation, so that such outcomes are not repeated. Domestically, there must be urgent attention given to the governance and accountability of collective management organizations such as Music Copyright Society of Kenya and Kenya Association of Music Producers etc . These bodies exist to safeguard creators’ rights, yet persistent concerns about their transparency, distribution, and oversight continue to undermine trust within the industry for year! Sijawai kuona ukiongea junya MCSK. Reform here is not optional, it is essential. Equally, the industry must confront its own internal standards. The increasing reliance on derivative or unoriginal production practices raises legitimate challenges in copyright identification, monitoring, and enforcement. Ma artists na producers wana downloads riddims online na wanataka ku monitor, Intellectual property systems are designed to protect originality; when that foundation is diluted, enforcement becomes inherently more complex. If there is genuine commitment to progress anzeni na MCSK. Am uchoree hizi sideshow na sanitizer syndrome.

First, let’s be clear this is not a PR conversation, it’s a legal and accountability issue. You cannot ask artists to “get their facts right” while making sweeping claims that are not supported by transparent, verifiable evidence. On CMOs: You say the system is “fixed” and no law needed changing only implementation. That’s misleading. The challenges with Collective Management Organizations in Kenya have never been purely administrative; they are structural, legal, and fiduciary. CMOs operate under delegated authority, not ownership of rights. They are agents not principals and their legitimacy depends entirely on the consent, trust, and participation of artists. That trust has been broken repeatedly. Now to the claim of a 70% payout to artists via eCitizen: When exactly did this begin? Because as it stands today, there is no visible, industry-wide record of artists consistently receiving these payments through eCitizen. Not one verifiable dataset, not one transparent distribution report accessible to rights holders. You cannot legislate credibility through statements—show the audited disbursements. And more fundamentally: Why is artists’ money being routed through a government platform in the first place? Under the Copyright Act (Kenya), royalties are private intellectual property income. CMOs are licensed to collect and distribute on behalf of members, not to surrender those funds into a centralized state-controlled system without explicit, informed consent of the rights holders. That raises serious constitutional and fiduciary questions: •Where is the legal instrument authorizing this pipeline through eCitizen? •Where was the artists’ participation or approval in restructuring this flow of funds? •Under what provision does the government assume an intermediary role in private royalty distribution? Because if artists did not consent, then we are no longer talking about administration we are talking about appropriation. Let’s also address representation: CMOs are not the “keepers” of our rights. They are service providers. They do not own our copyrights, and they do not inherently represent all artists only those who have explicitly mandated them. Any suggestion otherwise is legally inaccurate. On MCSK: If Music Copyright Society of Kenya is no longer licensed, that in itself raises even more urgency around clarity who is currently mandated, under what terms, and where are the public notices, tariffs, and distribution frameworks? Finally, on engagement: This is not about “coming to the office” for closed-door briefings or photo opps. This is a public matter affecting thousands of artists and millions in royalties going back to over 20yrs back, you think you can solve this by a visit to the office? If you believe in facts and solutions, then let’s meet in the open. Call a press conference on JKLive or any national platform. Come with: •Audited collection figures •Distribution reports •Legal framework authorizing eCitizen involvement •List of paid artists and amounts disbursed I will come with the law, the data, and the lived experiences of artists who have yet to see a single shilling. Until then, statements without transparency are not facts they are narratives.