Public Employment Plans are underway to pay all artists' royalties through eCitizen, according to Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria.

The government is pushing changes to the Copyright Act to establish a government-run Collective Management Organization, the CS said in a statement on Sunday night.

Artists would be able to monitor their royalties using the unified eCitizen portal if allowed.

The CS declared, "All royalties, copyrights, and music will be paid through eCitizen."

Each of our artists will have a unique registration. The amount of money collected can be viewed online by them. We've finished our forty days of robbing our artists.

These days, the Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK), Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP), and Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) handle the collection and payment of copyright royalties.

Artists who have registered with the groups for decades have been complaining about non-payment of performing arts royalties and inadequate yearly compensation for their songs.

In late January, MCSK made an announcement stating that it has started paying its subscriber's music royalties for the fiscal year 2023.

A total of 16,000 members earned Ksh20 million, according to MCSK Chief Executive Ezekiel Mutua.

A Copy Bird Publishers musician named Rehema Lugose made the most money, taking home Ksh757,092, ahead of Reuben Kigame (Ksh122,410), Otile Brown (Ksh120,000), Praise Makena (Ksh110,000), and Marakwet Daughter (Ksh108,123).

Artists associated with PRISK have also bemoaned inadequate compensation, such as Wangechi, a rapper who was compensated Ksh1,215 for her work in 2021. Nikita Kering, an R&B musician, was only given Ksh 1, 215.

The administration of President William Ruto has persisted in using eCitizen to centralize service delivery.

The State most recently mandated that all national high school students use eCitizen to pay their school fees.

The State clarified that the order was consistent with President William Ruto's proposal to combine payments under the 222,222 single-pay bill number.

Therefore, it is anticipated that the new directive would guarantee the wise use of finances for the advantage of students. Over the years, dishonest educators and bookkeepers have been charged with overseeing waste and causing imbalances in the balance statements of their respective schools.