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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 : Trees of Maragoli

A man fences his farm till the last pole keeps dates with Izava. Had the water been clear the pole would dance to its shadow alongside trees. Another whose land crossed Izava had barbed wire almost over Izava! People like me badly trespassed and there were girls who told me - hakuna njia.

It was all wet and springs were fertile heading to Jerisi, Wamutange and Waerisi. Vidundu grew in many competition. An old woman collected some for firewood. Ahead, a man weeded zimbande. We started.

'Vasaniaga vadeka yinu varura!' He was saying. Mutembe was the tree which if you denied a deed, justified you. You'd be asked by an elder to throw an arrow head to it. A clever assaulter refused. Risazi healed kiguku, a back swell and if you carried medication from a priest, its leaves were the appropriate place to carry in.

Musasa, mudondo, kekembiakembia, engoi, kigadashi, kemenenwa, indavati, rukuri, musunzu, mwanzu, keteng'o, ruvinu, l'liambiri, kikambi, rogohe, risuza, ritagaro, kinavodotwa, kevove, kegomorio, mtere, musengeri, kegoyogoyo, rifaranza, kisivu, rivuvu, kekerokero, kisavuni, rivono, kidandawiri, isambakaru, kisugi, kitiezo, kidunda, gavurudi, kitiezo, masai, mukuviza nyingu, rineke, imbwa, ikavembe, mnangoko, risivi, kaseveve, kigaka, kirunga munyu, musasa gwu mmuritu, rikambi, muruliza, kizana, kemenenwa mburi, rweywe and all their uses!

He said the small stream that separated him from Wamadoya was from Wal'lego spring. And Hakijitu lay after Vuyiya-Elwunza bridge where gold diggers perished. Nine died. It was good meeting him.

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