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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. ...

You my relative. You are.

Evans Muhali: I'm one of the bereaved families...Mzee Kivutse is my father.. He's Lung'atso's grand son and so is my father. Lung'atso had five wives. Then Elias...the one that was killed by a tractor in Kitale is my father too. He's the last born in my father's family. We burried Mzee Elias last Thursday and Mzee Kivutse is being burried on Saturday.

Metrine Livole: Do you know a saniaga in kitale known as Eliakim Lung'azo?

Evans Muhali: I have heard of him infact yeye ndio alishugulikia matanga ya Mzee Elias in Kitale he is my relative but unfortunately we haven't met

Metrine Livole: Oh! He's my uncle, who lives in mitoto amongst other saniagas in kiminini.

Evans Muhali: That makes you my family

Metrine Livole: Yeah! great to meet you.

Evans Muhali: It's a pleasure...what a Small world it is!!!!

Jeska sidika Wambani: Good morning all. True We always even judge each other on some mistakes or mishaps in their life. Let's look at the many good deeds and acknowledge each other. Now about the menu. Has anybody visited Sosa and got any news for us? Rest and rise well. Sidika

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