Member Associations
At present, Kopiken has six member associations. These are:
- Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) - www.kenyapublishers.org
- Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA)
- Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK)
- Kenya Non-Fiction Authors Association (KENFAA)
- Writers Association of Kenya (WAK)
- Kenya Association of Photographers, Illustrators and Designers (KAPIDE)
Other associations of rightsholders have been invited to become members, and it is expected that they will join Kopiken in the near future.
Directors
Kopiken is governed by a Board of Directors. The directors are drawn from Kopiken’s member associations. Each association is represented on the Board by one director. Kopiken’s General Manager is also a member of the Board.
The current Board is made up of the following directors.
- Chairman: Dr. Peter Wasamba (rep. KOLA)
- Vice chair: David Muita (rep. KPA)
- Prof. Henry Indangasi (rep. WAK)
- Prof. Chris Wanjala (rep. KENFAA)
- Chris Oluoch (rep. KAPIDE)
- James Mutisya (rep. MCSK)
- Ezekiel Mutua (Consultant Director)
Staff
- General Manager Sharon Musimbi Chahale
- Licensing Officer Otieno Adipo
- Admin. Assistant Josyline Kagota
Otieno Adipo and Sharon Musimbi Chahale
Photo: John-Willy Rudolph
Kopiken Agents
- Nairobi Central Region
Caroline Wairimu Mwaura
ID No: 23386064
- Nairobi West Region
Caroline A. Ochola
ID No: 21262350
- Nairobi East Region
- Nairobi North Region
Nicholus Gathioro
ID. No: 20104161
- Western Region
Aggrey W. Kisaka
ID. No: 24930296
- Nyanza Central Region
Nelly A. Odhiambo
ID No: 26599874
- Southern Nyanza Region
- Mt. Kenya Region
- Lower Mt. Kenya Region
- Coast Region
Alfreda Ochola
ID No: 25062699
- Southern Rift Region
Samuel O. O. Debe
ID No: 22241924
Memberships
Kopiken is a member of IFRRO - The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, whose headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium.
>> www.ifrro.org