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Luanda Reggae Defenders - what is your long term agenda?

Luanda Reggae Defenders is a now a popular movement with roots in Vihiga and border Siaya and Kakamega counties Attention is brought to the manner and conduct the movement has gained fame and followers, mainly the Youths. The movement capitalizes on funerals. With a poor culture of putting the dead to rest, the Reggae Defenders have taken it by storm and rebranded the infamous ‘Disco Matanga’ – disco at funeral. Reggae Defenders on move. Pic: Charles Rankings: Facebook They mobilize quickly on the day the dead will be discharged from the mortuary. They have this huge old school sound system that is over buzzing to no clear reggae song - that they hire a pickup to carry - and it has a young DJ mainly standing there than mixing anything. Often, against the rules, the casket is grabbed from a hearse vehicle and tied to a motorbike. There it will be swayed and jerk breaked between other motorbikes on the narrow roads. That, is, how a fellow soldier, often a young dead, is mourned. ...
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Izava Walk : Igurugwa stream

Igurugwa is a  stream with origins up Wavisero, Lososi and Washemu. All on the left side as you walk to Sabatia. How do you understand the flow of streams in a car?

The stream creeps to Wakeremu taking more fountains from Givudianyi. Givudianyi is a geographical island that isn't surrounded by water. It is separated from the nearby areas. It faces the ridges of Mudungu, sabatia, Lososi and Lwenya. Streams flow round and within that flows to Izava. Again, if trekking is replaced with driving, it would be hard to know.

Igurugwa joins Izava where the Sabatia - Mudungu road crosses. Broad Ways and Orare may have sometimes back drove along people to Nairobi. Buses like the Coast Air now use Lusui -Wangulu- vohovole road instead of going to chavakali junction and turn left or right. An iron cylinder held by concrete is large enough to allow water inside as it pours deep beneath the road. Muridanji was the common name of the bridge.

Igurugwa added, the water that falls from the Ridanji is much to keep where it falls deep. Young, we greatly fantasized on the depth of the place. All thieves who arrived safely but terrified from the coming mob jumped there. A big snake therefore took the habitat for no one dared. Great noise from the pour was enough to terrify. Snakes don't have ears for that.

Izava from thence passes Wamugasia, Walung'afa, Wakisia as it heads Wammakaya. There are no springs on this stretch but it used be wet. In the late 1990's, we used to follow cattle grazers down there and stagnant and yellowing Muyaga was spontaneous. My walk showed clear places. Had my childhood memory been lied to?

A child used a panga to cut more soil. Steep, soil quickly descended and tupu! the particles interacted with water. He must have been bored.

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