A commercial court has frozen Music Copyright Society of Kenya's (MCSK) bank accounts and paybill number, for disregarding orders to halt revenue collection.
Milimani Commercial Court Magistrate, Rawlings Musiega, issued the directive after the Performing and Audio-Visual Rights Society of Kenya (PARSK) filed a suit accusing MCSK bosses led by its chief executive, Ezekiel Mutua, of contempt of court by violating orders issued by the court in December 2024. The orders barred MCSK from collecting monies and royalties on behalf of its members or issuing licences.
The court has now issued interim orders freezing MCSK's revenue collection bank account and M-pesa paybill number, pending the hearing and determination of the contempt of court application against MCSK's leadership.
These accounts are used by MCSK to collect royalties on behalf of its members, who include artistes and music producers.
