Kenyan musician Otile Brown (real name Jacob Obunga) has attacked the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) for ‘swindling’ him.

Otile Brown was speaking on Friday, February 23 during an interview on TV47’s breakfast show Morning Cafe which airs every weekday from 6am to 10am.

“How many times have we complained to government about our money as artists being stolen? Why is it that up to no one has been arrested?” he posed.

In the latest royalties distribution by MCSK, it has emerged that Otile Brown was supposed to receive about KSh600,000 but was offered a cheque worth KSh120,000.

The musician argued that the music industry generated so much revenue that would create massive job opportunities.

However, that would only come to pass if the integrity of institutions responsible on the same upheld integrity.

“If you are messing with my money it means that within my team I would like to add on more people but I cannot, so it all comes down to mismanagement,” he added.

According to Otile Brown, there needs to be an overhaul in some of these institutions to ensure artists get the actual monies they generate.

This comes days after Kenya Copyright Board directed Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate MCSK CEO Ezekiel Mutua over KSh56 million unaccounted funds.

KECOBO chairperson Joshua Kutuny stated that the MCSK, Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) jointly collected KSh249,687,212.80 in royalties but there were disparities in amounts declared by individual entities.

“While KAMP and PRISK declared a collection of Sh249 million and they accounted for Sh61 million and Sh52.7 million, respectively, MCSK on its part declared receipts of Sh109 million representing a shortfall of Sh26 million,” Kutuny said.

MCSK in particular could not account for the sum of KSh56 million.

This amount comprises Ksh26 million received from joint collection and Ksh30 million from other CMOs abroad and Google Ireland.

The Kenya Copyright Board stated that the matter will be handed over to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for investigations.

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