Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 601 to 610 of 1131.

• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: (a) Enable the Kenyan actors and performers to earn royalties from the performances which are exploited abroad. Currently, they only earn locally where they are also exploited because they do not earn what they deserve. Luckily last week, we passed the Copyright (Amendment) Bill. I believe the President signed it this morning. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: (b) Expand the scope of exploitation of audio-visual acts to new environment in the digital world. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: (c) Boost investment by encouraging effective and well enforced copyright and related rights legislation which will be conducive to the development of balanced framework. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: (d) Develop and maintain the protection of the rights of performers in the audio-visual performances in an effective and uniform matter. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: (e) Provide a basis for the implementation of a policy on performing rights in Kenya, as well as how they should be effectively managed whether through collective management organisations or otherwise. In the law we passed last week, we said the Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) will be collecting these rights or they can do it individually by offering performers deeper protection and digital versions of the works. These will strengthen the demands upon internet service providers and digital platforms to offer enhanced protection to the artists or works online within Kenya. Regarding Skiza Tunes and others, performers cry that they ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The Committee, therefore, recommends that, pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, this House approves the Ratification of the Beijing Treaty on Audio Visual Performance. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I beg to move and ask the Vice-Chair of the Committee, Hon. George Kariuki to second the Motion. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank the Executive for bringing this Treaty to the House in November last year. Even though they took more than six years to submit the Treaty to the House, I thank them. Secondly, I urge the Government that as soon as the House approves this Treaty, to lobby the remaining two nations to make them 30, so that the Treaty can be ratified. We are number 28. I said those who have ratified are 26, but they are 27. Kenya will be number 28. I also thank the Committee for taking ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: view
• 11 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation on its consideration of the Beijing Treaty on Audio Visual Performance laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 26th June 2019 and pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012, approves the ratification of the Beijing Treaty on Audio Visual Performance. view