Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) shed light on the alleged irregular appointment of the …

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The Member for Vihiga County (Hon. Beatrice Adagala, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports & the Arts: - Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) shed light on the alleged irregular appointment of the Talanta Hela Council and its committees and provide details of the form and extent of public participation and interviews conducted before appointing members of the Council and the Committees? (ii) explain whether the appointment of the members of the Talanta Hela Council and its committees took into account the constitutional requirement of ethnic and regional balance in public appointments? (iii) explain the measures that the Ministry and its related agencies have taken to ensure timely and meaningful remittance of royalties that are owed to Kenyan artistes in light of recent reports of misappropriation of funds collected by the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP), Performer Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) and the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK)? (iv) explain the ownership of the Music Publishers Association of Kenya (MPAKE) and the manner in which MPAKE has utilized or distributed the more than Kshs. 100 million in royalties that it has so far collected on behalf of musicians? (v) shed more light on the applicable term of office and employment for the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) who has so far been in office for more than seven (7) years? (vi) explain the status and details of the ICT tender issued by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) in conjunction with Collective Management Organizations on 23rd December, 2019 for the supply of a National Rights Registry?