Arthur Oloo

This really ain't it. A better policy position would be to have DJs submit set lists to the CMOs so we can move towards scientific distribution from the tariffs venues already pay

Premier League football returns to Old Trafford on Monday.

Things that have happened since Man United last played. • Real Madrid are winless in 3 games • Arsenal bottled 2 trophies • Liverpool has lost 3 games on the row • Barcalona unbeaten run at home ended • Jesus was crucified and made a remontada on the 3rd day • Chelsea conceded 6 goals in 2 games • Artemis II traveled to space and returned after 10 days. Man United still hasn’t kicked a football. This is not life man.

Started working on this project called CHAMA SMART(Chamasmart.com) back in 2023, platform that helps chamas with record keeping and tracking expenses etc but tukakosa motivation. This year tukaamua kuikalia sasa and we managed to finish it. We even went ahead to add features like investments and we are now using it kwa chama ya cousins only na imepick! One thing about it is that Members get monthly reports via emails. Btw,kama mko na chama and you are a treasurer like me, this will help you sana to ensure transparency. Kama mko in those CHAMAS and MERRY-GO-ROUNDS,just sign up and i will help you navigate through the platform *Chama smart doesn't handle your money, it's just a record keeping platform*

@antoneosoul @OleItumbi Fellow copyright x program alumni

I asked to meet Ruto after the wheelbarrow shenanigans on CMOs legal wrangles IP Securitization IP Registration Framework Unbeknownst to many I attended a Copyright course by Harvard Law School c/o TheGoDown Arts Im still waiting for that meeting @OleItumbi !!!!

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Octopizzo,Juliani and Charisma are the only artists i have seen walk their talk. The rest like daddy oven uyu wakuona kama Tuktuk are waiting to be summoned in statehouse wapatiwe 30k to spread propaganda. Wale wa gengetone nao hakuna mwenye amesoma,bangi iliharibu akili,de mumus

@ondustrtlawyer @eddiebutita 100% it's not an easy job but somebody gotta do it

@JinxLike @eddiebutita Very nice. I hadn't seen these offline engagement, I thought unaweka posts tu pekee. Keep it moving G juu there's a lot of misinformation and lack of awearness on key policy issues in the industry.

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.

@ondustrtlawyer @eddiebutita youtu.be/L8Mx6EGK9Y0?si… I'm doing the work bro. In boardrooms and in public

@JinxLike @eddiebutita Jinx, posting these on all posts won't help. You are part of the CMO Community, can you guys have practical engagements with artists on key issues you are fronting? 80% of your target artists are not on X. Physical sessions? A Twitter space? Media run engaging on the issues

Congratulations, Doc, on being a #26HoopClass inductee! 👏

Artists and creatives, it’s time we organize with purpose. We must build one strong, independent association that can speak with a unified voice, advocate effectively, and negotiate from a position of collective strength. This is the only sustainable path toward securing fair royalties, enforcing accountability, and ensuring that those who have mismanaged or exploited our rights are held responsible under the law. Real progress will not come from fragmentation or individual efforts. It requires discipline, structure, and unity. We must put aside egos, personal differences, and the distractions of clout and short-term gain from state sponsored PR, and commit to a shared vision that protects both present and future generations of creators. If we are serious about ownership, transparency, and fair compensation, then we must be equally serious about building the institutions that will defend them.

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@ondustrtlawyer @OCTOPIZZO @eddiebutita Myself bro, I am looking for people to push this thing with. An association of some sort, legislators.. anybody, and I have a more comprehensive plan elaborating on all recommendations with action points

@JinxLike @OCTOPIZZO @eddiebutita Who's fronting or lobbying this???

Earlier this week, I was in a meeting that was honestly very sad. Over 30 artists do not own their music yes most of the hits you know, their names, or even the rights to their images and this is in perpetuity. This has had serious consequences: many music groups have stopped releasing songs because anything they create does not belong to them, and they cannot secure endorsements since they don’t own their image rights. When they tried to exit, some of them were sued in California and are now required to pay the label $1 million. We are witnessing one of the most significant IP cases of our time. I am confident they will eventually get out of it. We sit in these meetings not as politicians, but as citizens advocating for policies that shape how our industry operates, grows, and sustains livelihoods.

EVEN POOH SHIESTY WAS HEAVEN SENT 🙏🏽

@OCTOPIZZO @ondustrtlawyer @eddiebutita x.com/i/status/20393…

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.

@Akademiks Not Wop cooperating 🤔

Breaking: Pooh Shiesty, his father and Big 30 taken into custody by FBI with 6 others in connection to the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane where they allegedly forced him to sign release papers for Pooh Shiesty releasing from his 1017 contract.

@JinxLike We need an informed crop of creatives who are interested in the business of music as much as they are interested in fame and money. Music is the only industry where the practitioners are less informed about the key elements of their business.

Pizzo de king & you know it @OCTOPIZZO. I don't live in Kibra but id be willing to change my voting constituency to namba 8 only if promise as MP Henry Ohanga that you will be the voice of protecting artists in parliament throughout your term. Music industry has so much potential

We really do need to professionalise. We are still treating entertainment as just entertainment and not a serious money making machine that needs proffesionals

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Sometimes, some real life stories hit different. Top Gengetone and Urbantone artists, the voices of the streets, the pulse of a generation, have lost over 700 songs. Value? Over Shs. 1 billion. Just like that. Not piracy. Not poor management. A calculated scheme.outright talent theft A foreign record label walked in, dangled opportunity, then walked out with ownership, copyrights gone, image rights signed away. Depression has hit some of them, others have given up on music, while a rogue person makes money from the situation. President W@illiam Samoei Ruto today stepped in and has helped get more lawyers to assist the artists freedom from the unfair contracts. He then spoke to Majority Leader @KIMANIICHUNGWAH to fast-track the Creative Economy Bill 2026. The President also asked the Attorney General to publish new, stronger Copyright laws The new laws will make it impossible for talent scavengers and predatory schemers