The Kenya Kwanza Government promised to streamline the benefits that accrue to the artists from the skiza tunes and other revenue streams.
On 12 December 2024, the President directed the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), industry players and E-Citizen to establish a transparent royalty collection system for artists in Kenya.
In August 2025, the President further directed KECOBO to take the necessary steps to ensure the integration of a digital royalties collection and payment system into the government’s E-Citizen platform to eliminate middlemen and brokers earning more than the artists themselves. He further stated that KECOBO has begun enforcing the requirement that 70% of royalties go directly to artists and warned that Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) that fail to comply would risk immediate loss of their licenses.
The government recently gazetted new Consolidated Music and Audio-Visual Works Tariffs, effective from January 1, 2026. These tariffs standardize licensing fees for businesses using copyrighted content to ensure fair compensation for creators over the next three years.
