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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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Let us aim for indigenous knowledge enterprise for our groups

Artistic work of a thatch roof apex from inside

-: Good morning family. I suggest that the already existing groups within Saniaga should engage in income generating ventures like basketry, pottery etc. This is just a suggestion. See what I have posted above.

-: That's a very noble idea and in the right direction.
Our people need to be empowered and become economically viable.
It's through such groupings that will make us strong and realize our potential in different fields.(Uvurara).
That said........can we look for/or is their ready Market for the finished goods?
My late Mother together with the late Mrs. Luvai engaged mostly Saniaga women in making "Izingata" at Chango Women's Society and that alone changed the lives of the members.
I support you Umkana msaniaga.

-: Beautiful. 

Ideas around indigenous knowledge are the ones Saniaga will push for in the groups. Not necessarily 'big dreams and projects.'

Basketry is one. Pottery another. Farming too. Name them. 

-/We can do this.

-: Art work

-: The Chango one be rebranded under Saniaga umbrella. They can do laundry baskets, tablemats & doormats using makora which they can improve by adding cloth or wool for durability. They can also do other indigenous project. This can be replicated in other Saniaga groups & markets found rather than use middle people.

-: Zingata should continue plus all manner of beautiful items made from amakora.

-: I hope Prof Sande will be celebrated. When medals are given to a githeri eating man and Kenyans who have impacted on so many lives then you begin to wonder if our country doesn't care for her genuine heroes.

-: We are on track. Please build on this idea, senge. The forum is there to take the challenge. And the market too. Saniaga are business people hata na kule ng'ambo, we can directly export.

-: Thanks for the good work, I now know our roots.

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