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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. ...

ITAMUNARI 1

(Muchitu Imago. Vanadi vizuu. Riyoga rikiri.)

Aseyo: Wirane Idako. Vidako vakuvushi mborogori muno.
Aziira: Tasinya. Sindereta mwanaa mundu inzi. Sinumwaninyu yakira mahaga yihana kumwidako. Asuviraa vidako nuvuzira mukono murara. Ndakakera ku murori inzi nu mwidako.

Aseyo: Ziakwashira yo siziayivurana ziavaromba mwayiguta. Karunu mukohenzeraa kunduru. Zia varogori ziafwera idako. Mwarihiza ki vana vitu?

Aziira: Ndeva ndakwivarira. Imbisu niyavene. (ziseko). Munyi mwagoyana. Henzi shavakari vinyu vagenda (nasona numunwa kukisindi chumukari avitagaa) mama baba, mama baba, mama baba. Wore!

Aseyo: (ziseko zienya kummara) Uranzita. Nzizii ziseko mba. Mbe, mbe, mbe migorogoro jivaga juvuswage. Ndoraa ovee nivisobino. Yivi vimeraa hai mborogori muno?
Aziira: Idako. Visobino viechidako. Marova marogori gayaminya ki kigasu? Turaku. (nazuka vuswage mukihinda).

Aseyo: Mboraakumba. Genyaa ngende idako weniyi. Vavoraa vakari vahongeraa mapera na vasaza vaadaha kudaha. Girigari?
Aziira: Ziohenze wogoyanira. Icho chavakari Vasweta mavavoraa? Noronda kuvo uragwa mmazi. Hudukii yaha genyaa mwene wimanyiri riveshi na girigari.
Aseyo: Mboranjiza. Sumanyi musharange yadechi yo rwavee. Genyaa kumuruti. Avee numusigo, kuhuriraa...

Aziira: Vidako navurindiza? (vagwa muziseko. Aseyo atura nahenzi yengo iyi asekaa. Aziira atigara naguriziraa mukaye undi.)

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