Dr. Ezekiel Mutua was in March 2022 appointed as the chief executive officer of the Music Copyright Society of Kenya. His career profile shows that Mutua is a consummate media professional with an immense passion for leadership, communication and opinion driving, in both private and public sectors.
In the course of his career, he has risen through the ranks from trainee reporter (1994) to Sub – Editor (1998) at the Nation Media Group.
He also served as the Secretary General of Kenya Union of Journalists ( 2001-2007 ), Director of Information & Public Communications (2007-2011), Information Secretary (2011-2015) and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Film Classification Board (2015-2021).
He has served in several boards of State Corporations in Kenya, including the Kenya Copyright
Board, the Media Council of Kenya, the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat, the Brand Kenya Board and the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
Mutua chaired the Board of KOPIKEN – the Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya – between 2005 and 2007, and was until October last year the Vice – President of the South Africa – based African Content Regulation Harmonization Standard Setting Committee.
In December 2010, Ezekiel was awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) by President Mwai Kibaki for his outstanding role in streamlining Government Communications during his tenure as Director of Information and Public Communications.
Dr. Mutua holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Moi University, a Master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Nairobi and a BA in Sociology and Linguistics from Kenyatta University.
