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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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The Chamwama

A wall picture taken from the house of Chabuga Mahelo during interview
Found at Gamalenga, the Chamwama descendants are believed to have originated from Navuyi (Gisambai), went South to Jepkoyayi, later at Zavoroji, before moving to occupy what had been earlier a Luo territory, Gamalenga.

Rirege (L'lege) is believed to have been the father of Chamwama, Anyura and Amadaywa. Chamwama would then have four wives; Rizururu, Mbereso, Musimbi and Mudasia. From whom he begot Sayia, Vodohi, Chabuga, Marongo and Masingira. All but the latter found at Zavoroji, the rest are at Gamalenga. It is Chabuga, born 1878, christened as Saul, that founded African Divine Church. He is also the grandfather of the present Arch Bishop, ADC, John Sayia.

Chabuga would begot Mahero, Rirege and Inzai. His daughters were Vurimu, Agusi, Mugasia and Ahuri. Their mother, Chabuga's wife, Elia Ngano, muTemburi.

Mahero, of the above, would beget two sons, Chamwama Julius and Mahero John.  And 14 daughters.

John Mahero got children and grandchildren. Same as those he call brothers, sisters and cousins in the said family tree. Some spread far and away. Soi and Uganda.

It is only a few metres from Gamalenga (Boyani) to Nyahera, a Luo land. There was good collaboration between the early Chamwama's with Luos in the neighborhood in forcing Vatwa (Nandi) to go further East as they occupied the area and now a huge chunk of Aldai. But Leadership would continue being from the Vatwa till present. This symbiotic Muraguri-Mutwa relationship pacified the national 1960's tribal clashes in the area.

There are also the Asiges and Nyangweso's of Gamalenga, Saniaga people that have a different story of migrating to Gamalenga. Nyangweso's grandfather was near Nyang'ori and he migrated to Gamalenga to become the neighbour of Saul Chabuga.

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