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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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Major Generations of the World - 1883 to Date

The Chanzu family get together at Pharaoh village, Kapsasur


 *Lost Generation* - Borns 1883-1900. 
Extinct. Characterized by disorientation, wondering and directionless. 

 *Greatest Generation (G.I)*- Borns 1901-1927. Old Age, 94+ years now. Characterized by resiliency, able to come out of hardships, survive and solve problems. 

 *Silent Generation* - Borns 1928 - 1945. People of 75 years and above now. Grew up in hardships. Learnt to put their heads down. 'Not to waste' an opportunity. Not to question order. Spendthrifts. Prefer to see children. Not to hear them. 

 *Baby Boomers* - Borns 1946-1964. Now 55 years and above. They are associated with privileges. Associate themselves as lucky.  Some grew up conservative. Others with a strong cultural cleavage. 

 *Generation X* - Borns 1965-1980. Now 40 years and above. The entrepreneurial group. Music and Video generation. Had little adult supervision. Alienated youths. 

 *Generation Y (Millenials)* - Borns 1981-1996. 24+ years now. Coming of Age in the Information Age. Also echo-boomers cause they are children of generation boomers. Also identified as Generation Me, slow to rites as marriage. 

 *Generation Z.* Borns 1996-date. Characterized as consumers of digital technology but not necessarily digitally literate. Parents cherishing each as 'snow flake', 'unique' or 'everyone is special'. Also called post millennials. They describe themselves as loyal, compassionate, open-minded, responsible and determined. They view *generation Y* as competitive, spontaneous, adventuresome and curious - xrestics they do not see in themselves. 

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