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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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Reminiscing Chugi, year 3020.


It is the year 3020, the Roman calendar still works. You are coming from Kigama. There is traffic on the main road, Mudete to Gisambai. Probably already named after Anzigare or Musimbi, the yet to be born, who will have not have been politicians but in their life will have served their people unreservedly, fought ignorance and in fighting poverty, uplifted the livelihood standards of Varogori.

You decide to go via Wadigula. A one way tarmacked road, down the valley bottom. You would not have a mind to remember once fresh water springed from there. Road barriers and could be a high rise in the ridge will see you move a little slowly to connect the main Kigama-Munoywa-Itando-Lunyerere road. You discover the slow moving traffic is because of the round about ahead, at Chugi.

Up Mungudumani, now Riverside, you tet a tete reach the roundabout. On the left a two way lane heads to Kisangula. Ahead is Mulundu and Kivagala. On the right is your office way - Ideri. So you head as to Mbale.

You wonder why and what and when. Family heavens but you cannot say how. Was Chugi a school, was there a steep hill to Inyali before Kisangula?

But work and invention gets you back to 3020. You were almost remembering your previous life but... Inventions. So the traffic lights at Chugi blinks green. You curve. And zoom. In an electric car. Not anyone on foot. Naa, but when you look at the rear you see an old woman, using her walking stick. The road is but a path. Ahhh! You blink and there is nothing. You can't remember a thing. You almost in office!

Happy Working Day!

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