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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. ...

Honesty I AM NOT GOING TO BE CONTRIBUTING

-: Seems most are not members from the look of things and updates given on this forum moneywise. Mine is deliberate although was first sought  2years b4 this forum on facebook! If my decision that hampers progression here you can strike me out if money is the measure. No issues. At back of my mind I feel my contributions are valued, as paid member or not. Some have never said even Emirembe
Now, as a source of formation, there is an old Maragoli Mzee turned 100 years born in 1918 who can be interviewed for our course. I can provide contact if that is of need, value, importance or otherwise.

-: Thanks for being frank. All works together for good.

Your contributions are valueless. This group is a research tool. And that is why it was started. Its main agenda is therefore achieved daily.

But then one thing leads to another. And the library is our first tasking. Whether contributions come or do not, we got to do something tangible that may lead to greater things.

There is surely nothing new we are doing. Such initiatives have failed before. But this being our time, let it not fail. Let us not have excuses.

So that one day we shall comment, 'we did all we could!'

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