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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. ...
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Our Origin is Girongoi near Banja

-: What is the name of your friend? Sally is a daughter of my late uncle who didn’t marry the mother. Our origin is girongoi near ibanja. It’s a tried of Maragoli/ Nandi/ Luos. My other cousins speak fluent Nandi and broken Maragoli. My grandma died after injuries from tribal wars in 1970. My grandpa Isaac Akidiva died in 1961. We were moved to our present home as a security measure not all be killed during tribal wars. Grandpa used to go into Kaimosi forest to get traditional herbs to treat non healing tropical ulcers( iliguri) successfully. I inherited the art/science of Medicine from him. He was not saniaga. My mother was umusaniaga. Sidika

-: I guess you're directing the question to me - my friend is called Benbella Ayiego. Interestingly he's also a medic - a clinical officer

-: Was your uncle called "Kesogote"? And was that the dad?

-‬: I have friends from ibanja like Kadasia who had a grandfather named Akidiva, are u related. They converted to islam

-: Yes my Grandpa’s name is Akidiva. We also have relatives in wahamisi. Sidika

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