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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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Saniaga mweremi December 2018

Pic - With the group secrerary, Otwere Stephen (centre) and Beatrice Akoto, treasurer.

Saniaga Mweremi Group (Moi's Bridge) have greeted you all. Today was their second last meeting for the year. I was humbled to be part of them. 

They relate their group history back in 1993 when the settling in 'scheme' was taking shape and more people were in need of an association, as that they left home (Vihiga). It was an elder called David Mudogo that lead the team to the millennium when a new office took up. More of this group's history will be posted at saniaga.org

I have in the past shared their pictures here and today I have two. Just for the library. 

Mborandi ku mirembe?

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