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DJs in Kenya Now Required to Pay KES 20,000 Annual Music Licence

Nyakundi Report newsroom · Updated Jun 9

Kenyan DJs will now have to pay an annual license fee to play music at events, clubs, and academies under new government-approved tariffs that tighten enforcement of copyright law. What the new DJ license requires According to the newly gazetted 2026 music tariff, any DJ or person who publicly plays recorded music must