The newly appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Creatives Eddy Kenzo has assured fellow artists of the amendment of the copyright law before the end of this year “2024”.
Kenzo announced the good news at the weekly Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) jam session on Tuesday 28th August 2024.
“I assure you that we are likely to have a copyright law before Christmas,” Kenzo declared
According to him, President Museveni has shown a keen interest in resolving the lingering issues that have previously hindered the bill’s progress.
Kenzo, who also doubles as the UNMF President explained that President Museveni has directed continuous discussions between artists and the executive branch of the government to address the remaining contentious points in the bill.
“The president has given us a couple of weeks, and we are going back to meet him to discuss and iron out the remaining sticky issues. We shall discuss this at the State House”,Kenzo stated.
He further said that the failure to amend the law over the years was due to prolonged disputes among stakeholders.
The Copyright and Neighboring Rights Amendment Bill which guarantees better rewards for artists for their works was drafted by the Mawokota North MP Hilary Kiyaga aka Dr Hilderman back in 2022.
