Artistes such as Khaligraph Jones, Willy Paul, Fena Gitu and even Sauti Sol have expressed more than just disappointment but downright anger at the nonsense monies they have received on Mpesa as payment of their royalties.
So how exactly did MCSK use up the monies they collected from industry stakeholders on behalf of the artistes who own the masters of the songs? Well, the homie Joe Muchiri broke down the budget MCSK runs on and it is rather shocking to see that MCSK uses up so much money that it collects on behalf of the artistes that all they had left to remit was peanuts.
Can you imagine that? You make a work of art that generates so much revenue only for that revenue to pay some bureaucratic clowns a handsome salary. What then is the point of you getting up and continue striving to master your craft so your music gets better?
This is how MCSK uses up the money it collects: