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Zuku fined Sh7.2m for illegally airing Kenyan film 'Pwagu'

Zuku is one of Wananchi Group's flagship brands. [Courtesy]

Wananchi Group Limited, trading as Zuku, has been ordered to pay Sh7.2 million in damages for illegally broadcasting the Kenyan film Pwagu without authorization.

The case, Kadi Media Limited vs Wananchi Group Limited, stemmed from a complaint by Kadi Media Limited and filmmaker Diana Mbogo, who alleged that Zuku infringed their copyright by airing Pwagu on its TV platform without consent.

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