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Kaka Empire

Nairobi label credited as copyright claimant on King Kaka's recorded catalogue; ownership not established from any filing.

Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Founders
Kennedy Ombima, who records as King Kaka. Ombima is named in his own right in the phonogram line of two 2026 releases and, under the rendering "Kennedy Ombima Aka Rabbit Kaka Sungura", on the 2020 single "Kesi".

Kaka Empire is a Nairobi-based Kenyan record label credited as sound-recording copyright claimant on releases by Kenyan rapper King Kaka (Kennedy Ombima), including the 2026 single “Ni Noma.” Ombima is named in his own right in the phonogram credits alongside the label.

No company register, director filing or public ownership statement has been located for Kaka Empire; it is documented here from Apple Music and MusicBrainz phonogram credits rather than corporate filings. In March 2026, Universal Music Group East Africa announced a partnership with Kaka Empire, though the terms of that arrangement, including any change in ownership or distribution, have not been independently confirmed.

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