Starehe MP Charles Kanyi Njagua alias Jaguar on Tuesday posted a tweet in celebration after President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2021 into law.

In his tweet, Jaguar indicated that he was glad the bill had been passed by the 12th Parliament that he is part of, in a bid to take credit for the significant law to artists.

The amendment Bill, which is now law, was tabled in the National Assembly by Homa Bay Woman Representative Gladys Wanga, a move which has been lauded by Kenyan artistes.

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In a rejoinder, Kenyans on Twitter told off Jaguar for trying to take credit for the successful amendments by Wanga which are meant to improve the earnings and livelihoods of artistes.

Some insisted the Starehe MP, who is largely unnoticed in Parliamentary debates, made no contribution to the Bill pushed by Wanga and Royal Media Services chairman SK Macharia.

Shamir001 said: “Why did @gladyswanga have to sponsor that bill yet you have been there over 4 years. Kwani you didn't what you went through as an artist under kigeugeu.”

Ja Gem Kathomo said: “Stop taking credit mahali hakuna wewe..you've been sleeping kwa bunge...chokee.”

Dr Steve Bwire said: “It didn't have to come from Gladys Wanga na wewe msanii umemea kwa bunge bure. As much as the Bill passed, your scorecard in that Parliament is 0. You let artists and largely the youth.”

Political Discourse tweeted: “Stop talking about being part of the 12th parliament, which legislation that supports musicians have you sponsored so far? Even Sudi is in the 12th parliament. Ama hii ni strategy ya seeking re-election?”

Davis Wachira posted: “Yu said with your own mouth that you did not go to parliament to fight for artists, so stop taking credit, we have not heard you in parliament, mentioning anything to do with artists.”

The Copyright Act that Uhuru assented to on Monday will now see artistes in the country take home up to 52 per cent of earnings collected from ringback tunes up from 16 per cent.

Section 30(c) of the new law, states that the premium rate service provider shall be entitled to 8.5 per cent, the telecommunication operator 39.5 per cent, and the musicians not less than 52 per cent of the revenue collected from the Skiza tunes.

Ironically, before he got elected to Parliament, Jaguar released a big tune dubbed "Kigeugeu" in which he castigates politicians who are elected then betray their electorate once they get into office and now he finds himself being termed the latter day "Kigeugeu".