For individual applicants

• A copy of your KRA PIN number updated in iTax

• A copy of your national ID card or a copy of your passport

• A copy of your next of KIN ID/passport/birth certificate

For sole proprietors and incorporated companies (record labels)

• Attach both copies of the PIN and VAT numbers

• A copy of the certificate of registration or incorporation

For all applicants

• A duly filled application form and agreement

• A sound declaration form for each recording to be registered

• Digital rights agreement form

• Evidence of the sound recordings i.e. copies of CDs, DVDs, VCDs, Cassettes per production or MP3

• If the sound recordings being declared are not your productions, submit a valid signed contract or agreement between artist (s), group or band or promoter

• A non-refundable registration fee of Kshs. 10,000/- payable once

• Two (2) passport size photos for individual applicants, sole proprietors of record labels and groups e.g. choirs, bands, and orchestra etc.

Give us a call if you think something is not right. our office numbers are 020,2378963, 0738645041, 071039695 our team is there to help you.

Confirm that the date of the performances is within the period stated on the distribution statement. If you are certain that there is an omission, please supply KAMP with the title of work, name of producer.

Probably, yes, but it may also mean that we have not been notified of a change of address or contacts. To update your contact details and personal information please visit our offices.

Members receive royalties every year through two main pay-outs: General distribution, and pay for play.

If you want to use any part of another composer or songwriter’s music you need to get permission from the copyright owner. They’ll probably want a percentage of the royalties from your work. You need permission to use any and all copyrighted music in any way.

KAMP cannot distribute royalties to non-members. In these cases, we keep these royalties until the composer or author is granted membership. Once membership is approved, these royalties are paid.

Yes, contact KAMP’s membership Department for a printout of the works.

To register your music with KAMP and start earning royalties, you must notify us of your original music by filling in a form called a declaration form

You can work under a stage name if you choose and you can register as many stage names as you like.

KAMP pays your royalties directly into your account via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)/ Bank transfer or through M-pesa. Please double check that your bank details are correct to avoid problems with payments.

Yes, there is a membership fee of KSH 10,000/- when you become a KAMP member.

All three are Collective Management Organizations, but they separately administer three different classes of rights. MCSK administers the copyright for authors, composers,, arrangers and music publishers of musical works. KAMP administers the related rights of producers of sound recordings while PRISK administers the related rights or performers of sound recording and audio-visual works. Even though KAMP and PRISK work together in issuing a joint license to users of sound recordings and audio-visual works, their constitutions, membership and guardianship of rights and responsibilities are different.

KAMP represents every producer of sound recordings, whether they are members or not. However, it is important to note that in order to make the royalty payments, KAMP requires the personal details of the work (s) for purposes of monitoring. If the person wants to claim their royalty payments but does not want to be a member, an administration cost of 30% of the royalty amount will be charged.

KAMP collects these license fees from users of sound recordings who engage in activities described as Communication to the Public and Broadcasting. This legal mandate to collect is enshrined in Sections 28 of the Copyright Act 2001 respectively and seeks to enable the owners of these sound recordings to fully benefit from their economic rights through an equitable right to remuneration, as envisaged under the Act. KAMP is also mandated to collect Blank Media Levy, as compensation for copies of recorded music made for private use using blank media music carriers such as flash disks, CDs, memory cards, phones, computers, etc under Section 28 of the said Act.

Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) are both CMOs but are separate societies. KAMP represents the producers of sound recordings while PRISK represents performers of sound recordings and audio visual works. In order to make the payments by users of sound recordings and audio visual works simpler, KAMP and PRISK have formed a partnership and issue a single license under the banner of KAMP-PRISK.

For many years Kenyan composers and authors have received royalties from the broadcast or public performance of their songs. These royalties are collected by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK).The Copyright Act, has since been amended to acknowledge the essential contribution of producers and performers of sound recordings and audio visual works in the creation of recorded music by including a right to equitable remuneration for both the performers and producers, which is in line with international best practices. The rights to equitable remuneration are the rights of performers (including featured performers, background musicians etc.) and producers to be paid fairly for the broadcast and communication to the public of their works.

KAMP-PRISK are mandated to license users of SR and AV within the Republic of Kenya under Equitable Remuneration Rights . Even though KAMP-PRISK does not currently have reciprocal agreements with other CMOs, it should be noted that the tariffs are not based on quantity of usage hence whether one plays only one (1) local song in a year, they would still be required to pay the license fee based on the existing tariffs. Further users are required to take out a license with KAMP-PRISK prospectively. KAMP-PRISK tariffs are not subject to regulation by any other CMO within or without the Republic of Kenya.

Yes, matching can only be done for the songs in the KAMP systems.

Distribution is based on “pay for play”. However, a small amount may be payable as general distribution upon board approval for each particular year.

Currently KAMP is doing monitoring for only radio stations.

Yes. The total amount of individual royalties depends on the number of airplays. KAMP provides detailed reports after every distribution.

Yes, the law supports equitable remuneration for all performers of a given item irrespective of background arrangements/agreements. The mode of payment is determined by the distribution rules.

KAMP provides detailed reports after every royalty distribution. For any queries, kindly contact the office.

Monitoring is done annually prior to distribution (Example: 1st Jan, 2016- 31st Dec, 2016 for the royalties distributed in 2017).

Some of the benefits that producers of sound recordings stand to enjoy by registering as members of KAMP include:

Receiving royalty payments when their works are played on radio, TV and other public places in Kenya.

Receiving royalty payments on international plays of their works from other Collective Management Organizations once KAMP enters into reciprocal agreements.

Attending training seminars that KAMP organizes form time to time in corporation with various stakeholders in the entertainment industry to sensitize performers on various issues that affect them.

Upcoming producers get a chance to interact with already established record labels during meetings organized by KAMP, thereby getting advice on how to grow their careers and businesses.

Through KAMP producers have a unified voice to let their concerns and matters that affect them known to other institutions.

For individual applicants

• A copy of your KRA PIN number updated in iTax

• A copy of your national ID card or a copy of your passport

• A copy of your next of KIN ID/passport/birth certificate

For sole proprietors and incorporated companies (record labels)

• Attach both copies of the PIN and VAT numbers

• A copy of the certificate of registration or incorporation

For all applicants

• A duly filled application form and agreement

• A sound declaration form for each recording to be registered

• Digital rights agreement form

• Evidence of the sound recordings i.e. copies of CDs, DVDs, VCDs, Cassettes per production or MP3

• If the sound recordings being declared are not your productions, submit a valid signed contract or agreement between artist (s), group or band or promoter

• A non-refundable registration fee of Kshs. 10,000/- payable once

• Two (2) passport size photos for individual applicants, sole proprietors of record labels and groups e.g. choirs, bands, and orchestra etc.