eCitizen Reveals a Missing Link in Payments of Kenyan Artists’ Royalties

eCitizen Director General Isaac Ochieng told Parliament’s Sports and Culture Committee that no royalties collected through the platform had been paid directly to Kenyan artists. He said funds are transferred twice weekly to collective management organisations, with 70% allocated to artists and 30% set aside for administrative costs. Ochieng said the Kenya Copyright Board is responsible for ensuring artists receive their shares, and that organisations will have to upload distribution records to eCitizen so artists can check their earnings.