KECOBO has suspended MCSK’s license over leadership wrangles, leaving PAVRISK and KAMP as the only authorized royalty collectors.
Consequently, two agencies will now collect royalties on behalf of musicians and audio-visual rights holders through Unified Copyright Licenses.
The Kenya Copyright Board has withheld the issuance of an operating licence to the Music Copyright Society of Kenya.
The court clarified that while it would not determine whether the termination was procedurally correct, no Employment and Labour Relations Court order had stayed the termination or reinstated him.
The artists, who met with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki over the weekend, were accused by Gachagua of betraying their community.
What began as internal disputes has escalated into a full-blown institutional meltdown involving leadership feuds, allegations of massive financial fraud, and the emergence of a formidable rival.