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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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Mugorova hamugorova rwa manyonyi gari nigazanzarizaa kovol'la kivara isa imwamaa kwari nekoveye mumbaka hagati, guku navoraa shia Amose yaduka ku vudinyu vwu mundu atavitaku rwa yatanga kurwara nu kufwenzekera. Nirwo rwa kwamanya kwegosera kumatava. Mwoyo gwaretwa yengo gwavoraa ndi, 'umwana agwii vul'lu na yakusaal'la.'

'Mwana ki?' kwamanya koteva vosi. Mama yadekaa muchikoni yamanya yitima nang'ana kindu chari kimbool'lee kare. Vavoraa n'nyia mwana ahulaa vururu mwana nazia kusaal'la. 'Ni Adaka?, yamanya nateva vwangu yiyi navohaa il'leso mukisindi.

'Yee ni Adaka.' Raheri navora.

'Ki chekorechi?' Guku nateva.

'Yari na vana vandi ku ripera wange. Ngotwa aswelechi, ngotwa agumii rushia vurahi dave, mwana yaguruchi kutura iguru kuri ruku. Inzi nzari mumba ninavaa kihinda. Manyi nisuvira vatindiranaa. Vatii kuuza kovora undi agwii. Rwa rukwiri rukiri manyi nindura ichova. Mma! Ndaroraku yago mba. Manyi ninyagura irusha wa Amuyunzu nimuranga aroreku. Kirahi yariho. Niye namuvugura nanyira mkono gwari gutazuchi navohera ho kisara ne rikora.'

'Vana va karunu vakira mahagama. Kari uvagaye!' Guku navora

'Avee hai mwana mwenuyu? Rero ndamigira virenge. Angubizaa kivi kase,' mama nasama

'Garaha, garaha guku. Mwana vavoraa vakumugora. Amuyunzi ni muke ku zinyasi da. Garaha,' Guku nasoha mama.

'Raheri, sande. Vana vajira ndio. Kunyi kwari nekohenzaa imadiori nerisuvira vwakira vwera. Kwakahonga vurahi. Gwaka uyu yakava yaha. Kimuturizi yaha ngotwa. Yazi navoha zing'ombe manazonoka. Igo gaziiri. Umbol'le atatia dave. Aveekuho mundu amunweka dave. Aveye ne ingavi isi akizia. Mbol'le yaze.' Guku navol'la Raheri

Amose yari yekora, vwaha ambole. Rwa risu ryatanga kunyanyuka, yinyara na nia ha yari, vaturiza ichova viranyia mumba kuri madari ga vana vinyaa ku, nirwo rwa yahul'la kivara. Kivura mugeri. Guku siyari no vuyanzi kumal'liza rugano yiru. Kari inzi ndari ne rihenda mwoyo. Rwa Gwaka yaretwa na Amuyunzu, yari natii arakubwa, vweni hasi.

'Mh! Olaa za ivi! Ngotwa.' Mama yamusona.

'Arasosa. Asariyi mbitil'la mba. Wizurizi kumusambagil'la ne isingu noho rineke.' Amuyunzu yamusol'la.

'Oh baba, musakuru wange. Wenyaa vwaha nambil'lange zing'ombe muchayo?' Guku yamukumbel'la.

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