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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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-Nigatul'lii nachamugizi gumusaza, ivwasi gumukari-
This proverb was mentioned by Machuki (Rip) of Denja Zamani village in 2013. He was a village elder and had his share of stories.  He walked on two bakoras and pinched little children. He only asked for a cigarette if you were his friend.
Nigatul'lii -matters coming from, news
Inachamugizi -front area, ahead, concerned
gumusaza -of the husband, of the man
ivwasi -back room, kitchen, domestic
gumukari -of the wife, of a woman.
Rugano yiru rwivaraa shia mang'ana gavugurikaa hango. Mundu wi kisaza genyekaa ave niye wukurinda mugizi kijira vageni na mageni gaturil'laa inamugizi. Nakora ndio kandi mukari murindi wa hango niye arombaa nahenza mang'ana ga hango gazizagiraa vurahi.
Ku rwa yago rimenya hango rivezaa riu kwehozeriza nu kwitul'la kijira mundu si yingiriraa mang'ana gu undi fwaa mba navuza ha genyekaa. Niva musaza arava mundu wu kugwirirana nichekorekaa ivwasi amaa agotiza ruyari rwire kijira gekorekaa imugizi gamaa gamuvita afwana mugeni kugo. Na mukari niva ararwanyarwanya kugimugizi nayiviriri kivuni chu kurinda hango magava yamanyikana na vandu na hango numugeni.
Murirora rindi kwigaa mundu anyara kikora muyinzi gumudukirii vurahi vujira kwihayahayiza na mang'ana gu undi. Vuri mundu aveye nuvusiza vwivwe na niva urareka vuvwo wingiriri gyu undi ku rovezaa vwinamiru vwo kwoneka.

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