MUSICIAN SAMIDOH WINS COPYRIGHT CASE AS KECOBO RULES IN HIS FAVOUR

Renowned musician Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, has emerged victorious in a copyright infringement case following an investigation by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO). 

The case, which was filed against Samidoh’s hit song Toxic Love, has been dismissed after an analysis confirmed no similarity or infringement of the complainant’s song, Thutha wa Maundu.

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), a state corporation established under the Copyright Act No. 12 of 2001 to administer and enforce copyright and related rights in Kenya, received a complaint on December 24, 2024, alleging that Samidoh’s song Toxic Love infringed on the complainant’s work, Thutha wa Maundu.

In response to the complaint, KECOBO’s compliance department engaged the Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC) to conduct a detailed analysis of both songs. The PPMC’s findings concluded that Toxic Love and Thutha wa Maundu are not similar, and there was no evidence of copyright infringement.

Mr. Paul Kaindo, Legal Services Officer at KECOBO, stated, “From the analysis conducted at PPMC, it was found that the song Thutha wa Maundu and the song Toxic Love by Mr. Samuel Muchoki are not similar, and there is no copyright infringement. Therefore, KECOBO cannot take further action on the matter.”