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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. ...

Saying #19

-Vana vahul'laa kaviri kavaga-

(Translated as; Children hear twice thrice)

Umwana nu mwana. Rwovezaa naye ajira nurwana runyingi kijira akivirukaa na samanyi vindu vinyingi mba. Vavori vavoraa mwana sajira namagoso mba. Nagosi avezaa nakol'lee murigotwa kinga risura mba.

Nuwigizaa mwana sanyara kugumira migizu gosi l'lara mba.  Mal'la gamaa gambita. Noho ava nikirage chukwenya kumanya onyora chagaywanji nicho chazizagil'laa kokora. Irwo rwu mundu amaa avugura imbimbu mbura mahagama gaturi muvo.

Rugano yiru rukubirwaa vandu vahundira, vana dave. Onyoraa kandi navo vagosaa muvika vinyingi kuri vana. Venyaa vuri inyinga vave nivavol'lwaa kora ndi, kora ndio. Genyaa mundu muhindira akore ruhindira. Rwana mba.

Kwigaa goo, vana navageheru murimanya na venyaa viraniri kwigizwa nu mundu wosi. Utaruha kwigiza mwana mba. Navuza mundu yakahindira naturi murwana sigenyekaa ave wokovol'lwa mba navuza wokokora gadukani. Vana ma vigiraa kuvahindira.

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