Kenya: Court Awards Nonini Ksh4 Million in Landmark Copyright Case

Principal magistrate H. M Nganga on Thursday awarded popular musician Nonini formally Hubert Nakitare, Ksh4 million for a copyright infringement case against an influencer and a company manufacturing television sets. 

The judgement delivered in commercial court is a landmark ruling for content creators in the country as Kenya picks up pace on monetising creative content. 

The judge, while delivering the judgement virtually through Microsoft teams video link, declared that the defendants…