To the matatu owners, here is a solution from IP Kenya

MCSK is infamous for using such tactics (harassment and extortion-read previous article). However the Matatu Owners Association, the owners of cyber cafes, pubs and restaurants have to be a bit proactive in confronting MCSK.

I suggest that,

as a matter of practice, always insist on the MCSK officials identifying themselves with their names and staff IDs and if they’re accompanied by police officers, they should also identify themselves.

Remember that, under the law, MCSK (or even KAMP and PRSK) have no powers of arrest or seizure of goods. Their job is to demand license fees on behalf of their members. If a music user declines to pay license fees, they have no right to extort money from the user or forcibly coerce them to pay.

All complaints of abuse of powers MUST be reported to the nearest police together with the names and IDs of the people involved. You can also report these cases to the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) directly. KECOBO is online at www.copyright.go.ke, they’re also on facebook and twitter.

[Article submitted by IP Kenya.]