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Artists will start receiving their royalties, declares President Suluhu

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that the government has now put strict measures to ensure that artists receive their royalties. Addressing a crowd in Mwanza, Tanzania, the first East Africa Female President revealed that starting December 2021, artists will be getting their royalties for their work used on TV, Radio, and the internet.

While at it, the sixth and current President of Tanzania admitted that Arts and Culture industry has been growing rapidly, and the state is more than willing to support and strengthen it. 

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