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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. ...

Kamunara - 'come-nearer' version

-: There is one Luo Prof who said Kamnara means come near. He even said that the Kamnara were Avalogooli who were used by the colonialists. They carried guns. Prof Luvai might be in a position to contact Prof Owino Rew who knows something about Kamnara. I do not have Prof Rew's number.

-: My luo friend says the same. Bunde Kamnara... Bunduki Come Near...The guns then could only shoot when one was near. So you were to 'comenear' to be shot.

-: Yes and that Avalogooli were the ones who carried the guns. This means that they were Avasaniaga and so in Luoland they acquired the name Kamnara which has stuck.
We need to carry out extensive research on Avalogooli then move to Avasaniaga where we need to do even more research finding out why we are so scattered. There has to be a reason for this.

-: Venturing into the unknown, trust Umusaniaga to take the risk, they want to see what others have not, to sample what others wouldn't dare, Umusaniaga can never be idle and that is a proven fact.

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