The Kenya Association of Music producers, a collective management organisation licensed by the Kenya Copyright Board to represent the owners of sound recordings and audio-visual works is pleased to announce its Royalty distribution for the first half of year 2021 , under the chairmanship of Mr. Anthony K. Murimi.
A total of Ksh 8.6 Million has been distributed to music producers on the revenue collected between January 2021 to June 2021.
The Board of Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mbugua Njoroge has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of KAMP with effect from July 1, 2021.
Dr. Njoroge has worked at a Board level and in senior roles across several industries, including the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). He has also served in several boards and taskforces including secondary school institutions, Media Council of Kenya, Taskforce for Improvement of Government Information and Public Communications Function, and the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) among others.
He is a specialist in Intellectual Property, Film, Entertainment law, Public Relations and Communication management. In addition, he is a doctorate holder from Kenyatta University, Master in Intellectual Property (MIP) from Africa University (Zimbabwe), and M.A in Communication Studies from the University of Nairobi.
Dr. Njoroge brings to the Association over 20 years’ experience in Intellectual property, media and leadership practitioner. He has been involved in many initiatives in Public Relations, Media Sector and education sectors.
He will be in charge of administering Copyright Rights on behalf of members and promoting the interests of producers of sound recordings through collection of license fees and distribution of royalties in accordance with the Constitution and Copyright Act of 2001.
The Board congratulates Dr. Njoroge on his appointment and thanks our members and stakeholders for their constant support. We are confident that he has what it takes to steer the Association to the next level.
Anthony K. Murimi
Chairman-Kenya Association of Music Producers
On 6th April 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta through his address to the nation and update on the Coronavirus global pandemic directed the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to avail KSh 100 million from the Sports Fund to help cushion creatives in Kenya from the economic impact of the pandemic. The money, he said, would go to help the actors, artistes and musicians continue with creating content during this crisis period.
Since the pronouncement, we have noted that there are speculations, confusion and mixed reactions among creatives as well as members of the public on various social media platforms regarding these funds.
As KAMP, PRISK and MCSK we wish to state the following;
1. As of today, 04/May/2020, the three collective management organisations (CMOs); KAMP, PRISK and MCSK have NOT received the said funds from the Ministry Of Sports, Culture and Heritage;
2. On 20th April, 2020, KAMP, PRISK and MCSK jointly wrote a letter to the Ministry of sports, culture and heritage to make a follow up on the funds. The letter was copied to the CMOs line Ministry and regulator i.e. Ministry of ICT, Innovation & Youth Affairs and Kenya Copyright Board respectively;
3. As of today, we have NOT received any feedback from the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage in regards to this matter.
We therefore, would like to assure our members that the issue is being handled quickly and efficiently in collaboration with the two ministries and KECOBO. Any forthcoming developments on this issue will be communicated promptly.
By KAMP, PRISK, MCSK
The Kenya Association of Music producers (KAMP), a collective management organisation licensed by the Kenya Copyright Board to represent the owners of sound recordings and music producers.
It is with great honor that I take this opportunity to announce that the board of KAMP, in line with our Distribution Rules, is declaring a distribution of royalties of Kenya Shillings 5.6 Million Collected from licensing Performances in Public Places. This amount distributed was after Audit surplus for the year 2018 .
“In these extreme and challenging times, I would like to share our heartfelt support and solidarity with everyone infected and affected by COVID-19. As KAMP, our members are our top most priority. The entertainment industry is the most affected as the businesses that we license such as pubs, restaurants, events have closed down. Our members rely on public performances, concerts, events and club appearances to earn a living have had to cancel their events due to this pandemic.
We are committed to our members and that is why as a Board we decided to pay out royalties to give reprieve to our members who have been greatly affected by COVID-19.”
The Board agreed to have scientific Royalty distribution and also pay on investment. Which means the amount of royalties received is based on pay for play and on the number of songs a producer has in our database. Some of the top earners are Tamasha Corporation Ltd, Jojo Productions, Kassanga Music center, Copybird Limited, Torome Productions, Peace Mulu, Daniel Karanja. We have a total of 1102 members receiving royalties.
The Entertainment industry is facing uncertain times and we also wish to request the National Emergency Response Committee to have kitty for Musicians that can cushion our people who are languishing at home. We are uncertain how long this period is going to last and the royalties we have distributed a drop in the ocean. The funds can be channeled through CMOs which can be distributed to registered members in association with the Kenya Copyright Board.
As KAMP we are following the national government directives and we will be working with our members and users though our digital platforms.
The Board wishes to our members to please take the necessary precautions to ensure that their health and safety and that of their loved ones are observed.
Mr. Antony Karani
Chairman KAMP
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