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KECOBO clarifies livestreaming directive after outcry from DJs

DJ on set [Photo: Shutterstock]

DJs affiliated to licensed business premises will not be required to pay to live-stream their music sets, this is according to a reviewed directive by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO).

Setting the record straight following an uproar from the DJs over its May 27 notice, KECOBO clarified that disc-jockeys who perform at venues that have obtained a Collective Management Organization (CMO) license will not pay a cent.

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