Pavrisk Releases Sh. 24 Million To Artists As Royalties In Its Inaugural Disbursement.

By Shadrack Mutai, Nairobi, Kenya,

 

Performing and Audio Visual Rights Society of Kenya (PAVRISK) has today disbursed Ksh 24.018M million to artists as royalty distribution.

 

 

PAVRISK Board of Directors Chairman Mr. Edwardo Waigwa said the disbursement, which accounts for 70.01 percent of the total, is 45 million collected in the 2024/ 2025 financial year.

He said the sh 24 million was distributed to 5,887 members as the inaugural general distribution.

 

 

Speaking during the organization’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at a Nairobi Hotel, Waigwa said PAVRISK has satisfied its mandatory regulation of 70-30 percent royalty distribution rule.

 

 

He said PAVRISK gave Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and Related Copyright sh 6.9 million to distribute to its members under the category of Sound Recording Producers as per the operation consent entered between the two CMOs.

 

 

“We made the achievement despite battling several legal court cases as we fought to retain our legal operating license issued to us by KECOBO, the Chairman said.

 

PAVRISK is a Multirights Collection Management Organisation (CMO), registered, licensed, and regulated by Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) to collect and distribute royalties to musicians and audio-visual right holders.

 

Pavrisk is a member of several international organisations, including Africa Federation of Audio-Visual Societies (AFAS) based in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Global Audio-Visual Association (GAVA) based in Geneva.

 

 

He said PAVRISK was in the process of joining IFPI for phonogram producers and the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) for Authors/composers.

 

 

In addition, it has signed 36 bilateral agreements with global CMOs across the world.

 

 

The AGM, which was also held virtual, was attended by PAVRISK Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Joseph Njagih, among others.