Ezekiel Mutua On The Spot Over Sh200M Royalty Fund Scandal as Evidence Emerges of “Meetings with The Dead”

The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has descended into chaos as revelations emerge of deceased members mysteriously “participating” in crucial meetings while millions in artists’ royalties hang in the balance.

The explosive boardroom war has pitted former “moral police” Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, who earns a staggering Sh742,500 monthly salary, against MCSK directors in a battle royal for control of the Sh200 million annual royalty cash cow.

In a bombshell revelation, Kenya’s Business Registration Service uncovered evidence that several participants recorded as attending a crucial Extraordinary General Meeting on August 6, 2024, were actually dead at the time.

The ghost participants allegedly “voted” to install a new caretaker board in what critics are calling an elaborate scheme to divert artists’ money.

“How can dead people attend meetings and vote?” questioned Lazarus Muli, who claims to be the legitimate chairman of MCSK. “This is not just fraud—it’s desecration of the dead to steal from living artists!”

Refusal to hand over cars, secret bank accounts

As the war over artists’ millions intensified, Dr. Mutua has been sensationally accused of refusing to surrender a luxury Toyota Prado TX purchased on loan using musicians’ funds.

News reports allege the embattled CEO has created shadow banking systems, including unauthorized Equity Bank accounts and Safaricom Pay Bills, in a desperate bid to maintain control of the money flow.

“They’ve even engaged a new company to create an alternate licensing system to divert royalty collections,” claimed one insider, speaking on condition of anonymity due to fear of reprisals. “It’s a sophisticated operation to siphon funds away from rightful artists.”

Despite being officially terminated and ordered to take 96 days of accumulated leave, Dr. Mutua has brazenly continued presenting himself as CEO through social media accounts he allegedly refuses to surrender, creating a bizarre parallel leadership structure within the organization.

When contacted by our reporters about these allegations, Dr. Mutua’s response was terse and threatening: “Your newspaper has defamed me. We have instructed our lawyers to take up the matter.”

The ultimate victims in this high-stakes power struggle are Kenya’s musicians, many of whom depend on these royalties for survival. As executives drive luxury cars and fight over control of the Sh200 million fund, staff members haven’t been paid since December, and the Kenya Revenue Authority has threatened to freeze accounts over non-compliance issues.

“While these fat cats fight over who controls the money, real artists are struggling to feed their families,” said one prominent musician who requested anonymity. “They’re literally fighting over our money while we starve.”

As this drama unfolds, the question remains: who is really pulling the strings in this macabre puppet show where even the dead appear to have voting rights? And will Kenya’s musicians ever see the money that rightfully belongs to them?