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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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Why aren't our heroes celebrated?

-: Patrick my sincere thoughts are that the Maragoli heros are not celebrated because they never developed other maragolis other than their families. I mean only their children had a privilege of good schools and thereafter good jobs. Their homes could not be accessible to common maragolis!! I personally experienced this when I made it to go to Alliance. Why do you think they have no visitors? Anyway! This was an eye opener to me and I vowed to help fellowship maragolis/Baluhya when I was in public service. We suffered in poverty.

-: My grandfather Samuel Kivi had cousins at wandidi. They are the reason my late sister Jounita got land and built a house there. My cousin did an oral literature recordings for his master degree at KU. I will find out if he still has the cassettes. I remember he interviewed many aged men and women in Maragoli. 

-: Just think about it! Infact the change to Kibisu in politics was squarely based on what I have just written. Maragolis were very bitter with the way their children couldn't get to good schools despite good performance! I might be wrong but it was used in politics. When Kibisu went in, then schools opened up for Maragolis. I remember some maragolis even took up Kikuyu names ( kariuki,kamau etc) and were called for form one at Alliance boys. In my time, my letter delayed in provincial office and another one done for me for Butere girls. When I adamantly refused to go to Butere and told my parents I don't want school anymore unless it's Alliance(the school I chose twice and Butere), my letter resurfaced  top envelop written Leska Idah whereas the inside contents bore my three names correctly spelt. It was almost returned to sender. These were just tricks. My elder sisters missed their letters completely. Corrupt practices have been with us  this again is the reason I refuse to be corrupt and treat each individual respectfully. The reasons I thought of Libraries in Maragoli. 

-: I get you Doc. 

And I was considering what best way to  air such so that we do not appear complaining. 

I have interviewed a Saniaga elder who told me that. How bright students would remain as those connected prospered. With examples.

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