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Bar and restaurant owners reject proposal for permit to play music

KECOBO Chairman Joshua Kutuny. Traders want the copyright board to withdraw license directive. [Bradley Ogolla, Standard]

Bar and restaurant owners have opposed the proposal by the government to have them pay 80 per cent of their single business permit charges for permits to play music within their premises.

In the directive, Kenya Copyright Board through Collective Management Organisation (CMO) wants businesses to renew licenses for playing music.

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