Maurice Okoth Suspended From MCSK!

MUSIC Copyright Society of Kenya has suspended its chief executive officer, Maurice Okoth, with immediate effect.

Maurice Okoth

In a letter dated March 7, 2016, and addressed to Okoth, the MCSK Board stated that his suspension “from employment” was due to his pending criminal cases in court, saying that they were putting the royalty-collecting body in jeopardy.
“There is little progress if any, on the ongoing court cases against MCSK which you are in charge of and no clear updates to the Board,” it read in part.
The Board also added that Okoth's went overboard when he attempted to defraud the society of Sh350,000 by approving an invoice for alleged legal services by Otieno Arum and Co Advocates by a MCSK employer, mispresented the Board, bringing about a “conflict of interest”.

Other bases for his suspension, according to the letter, was his attempt to change the company's lawyers without the Board's authority.
It said: “You colluded with the co-accused staff to change the company lawyer without Board's knowledge or authority.”
In the letter, the Board said that the grounds for Okoth's suspension amounted to gross misconduct, “however, the Board will take reasonable time to carry out further investigations before making a final decision, as per existing Human Resource policy.”
Following the move, Okoth was immediately instructed to surrender all company assets in his possession and that he would not be permitted to transact any business on behalf of MCSK, communicate or deal with any MCSK offices.