Nairobi, Jan. 8 -- In 2025, Kenyan courts delivered warnings to intellectual property infringers, funnelling millions back into the pockets of musical and film creators and rights-holders through copyright judgments and rulings. Some of the notable victories that largely went under the radar included:

Gospel singer Jiveti Sh3 million win over sampling

In 1990, while studying at Kenyatta University, gospel singer Douglas Jiveti, from an outreach, had an inspiration and composed a song.

He then recorded and released the song Mambo Ya Ajabu (Bwana Mungu Wangu Ninakupenda) in 1992, which turned out to be a gospel hit.

Twenty five years later, a budding gospel musician and podcaster, Florence Nashami Wangar, sampled the song with minimal c...