On 4th Jan,the 26 years of Roy Ogolla was sealed off when his body was lowered down his grave in his Alego Siaya home. However in the tradition of Luos giving the departed a celebrated send off,there was a night vigil after the body arrived from Nairobi.
He was accorded a major send off in Nairobi that literally brought town to a standstill,but that could be the start of a heroic send off to the young man whose influence became more eminent when he died. The the convoy ferrying the body were forced to make an impromptu stop at Kisumu where residents converged and demanded to be allowed to view the body for last respect. Thousands thronged Kisumu sports ground to view his body and later the journey proceeded to Siaya where his grave was awaiting.
Body arrived on 3rd and burial was due the next day,so the night vigil with thousands of Gor Mahia fans drawn countrywide was posed to have it’s taste of ratchet moments. Music,popularly known as Disco Matanga kept people on their toes. Here’s some of the fans getting jiggy with it.
According to the Luo community,such scenes are normal,during the night vigil which is often a cold ordeal to undergo,the disco matanga is used to keep people jiggy,dance night out and keep themselves warm and talking of dancing a man and a lady can’t dance keeping a distance,there is a close decorum. Vigil is also a way of keeping the departed company and the sirkal crew did just that.
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