Rwandans expelled from Tanzania being resettled in Kirehe District

[Geza Ulole]

Rwandans expelled from Tanzania being resettled in Kirehe District

Benjamin Rugangazi, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Tanzania

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (Midmar), in conjunction with Kirehe District authorities, have begun preparations to resettle Rwandans recently expelled from Tanzania.

According to sources, Tanzanian authorities last month gave Rwandans without what it termed as "valid residential documents" 14 days to leave the country.

The deadline expires today.

Several efforts to get a comment from the Tanzanian embassy in Kigali were futile. Calls to home affairs ministry office in Tanzania also failed to yield results by press time.

But Rwandan families that have been living in Tanzania since 1950s started trickling back in the country through Rusumo border a couple of days ago.

Yesterday, several returnees were still coming in with their families.

After being registered by immigration officials, they were transported to Nyamugari Sector in Kirehe District. By press time, at least 200 had arrived yesterday alone.

It is expected that an estimated 20,000 people may be on their way home. More than 700 have returned so far. Forty-eight families arrived through Rusumo border on Monday, while 33 crossed the border on Tuesday.

Government to accommodate

Jean Claude Rwahama, Midmar officer for refugee affairs, said government was ready to accommodate the returnees.

"We are in Kirehe District to arrange for the Rwandans coming from Tanzania. They need shelter, food, etc, as more arrangements are made for permanent settlement," he said.

Protais Murayire, the Kirehe District mayor, confirmed that the officials were busy with preparation to receive the returnees.

"Kirehe neighbours Tanzania, so we have to be part of the preparation to receive the Rwandans. We have done it before; Kiyanzi village in Nyamugari and areas of Mahama Sector will accommodate the returnees," he said.

According to some of the expelled Rwandans, their biggest concern was their cattle that could not be moved fast enough to beat the deadline.

"We believe Rwandan officials will sort it out with their Tanzanian counterparts. Cattle markets in Tanzania were closed and we couldn't get where to sell the cows, even at give-away prices."

"We left our animals behind; it is a desperate situation, people can board cars, but cows can't," said Joyce Mukamurigo, a mother.

Many Rwandans were given Tanzanian citizenship through naturalisation during founder president Julius Nyerere's regime.

Many Rwandans were given the citizenship popularly known as ‘Urayiya' in Kiswahili in 1981 and 1982.

But, according to Mukamurigo, such a citizenship no longer counts.

"It doesn't really matter whether you have the paper/citizenship or not, authorities will tear it up and expel you," she said.

‘Legitimate deportation'

However, Rwanda's High Commissioner to Tanzania Benjamin Rugangazi said most of the Rwandans repatriating might have been illegally living in Tanzania's Kagera region, where government is conducting a major crackdown on illegal migrants.

Rugangazi said there had been widespread banditry in the region and one of the measures that the Tanzanian government had taken was to send illegal immigrants back to their home countries before the end of this week.

"There are some Rwandans who feel that they are concerned by this decision and have started going back home," he said on Wednesday.

Rugangazi said the Rwandan High Commission in Tanzania has also encouraged Rwandans who might be illegally living in the country to return home and asked the Tanzanian government to ensure that the operation is conducted in a calm way.

"Local officials here have been given instructions not to brutalise anyone in the process," he said, adding that embassy officials have no evidence of violence so far.

It is not yet clear how many Rwandans live in the Kagera region, but many of the area's immigrants are Rwandans, with Ugandans and Burundians taking small numbers.

Additional reporting by Eugene Kwibuka

Rwandans expelled from Tanzania being resettled in Kirehe District - The New Times Rwanda

MY TAKE:
A random searching exercise should also be carried out in Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza and Mara regions that host illegal immigrants that pose a serious threat to our peace and security!

 

[Crocodiletooth]

Tanzania govt should take care of his cattle help them to go with,ukizingatia kumbe kuna baadhi wameishi tz kwa miaka 50! Mr jk think again,je na wahindi walioshi the same years?

 

[Simiyu Yetu]

kutokana na dunia kwa sasa kuharibika sana kiusalama kwa sasa nadhani siyo wakati tena wa kukaa na wahamiaji haramu niwakati wa kuimarisha sheria zetu za uhamiaji ili tuweze kujilinda vema.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Tanzania govt should take care of his cattle help them to go with,ukizingatia kumbe kuna baadhi wameishi tz kwa miaka 50! Mr jk think again,je na wahindi walioshi the same years?

Indians have lived over a century! since the Kenya-Uganda railway was constructed! they r more Tanzanians than Rwandans who their President is a dirty mouth so pls bare with that slap on your face!

 

[Mzee wa Usafi]

Baada ya hawa Wanyarwanda mtakuja kuanza na Wahindi, wakishaondoka mtafuata na wachaga. Ubaguzi kuwa hauna rangi, kwani mmeona Tanga RC kawafukuza Wamang'ati na Wairaki eti warudi kwao utafikiri yeye RC yupo kwao> Hawa hawa wamang'ati na wairaki ardhi yao ili chukuliwa na serikali ili kuanzisha mashamba ya ngano kule Manayara (Mbulu) miaka ya 1969 leo mnawafukuza. Je wewe RC na wewe utarudi lini kwenu?. RC Mara naye katangaza ubaguzi mwingine kule Serengeti....CCM achene ubaguzi

 

[Mp Kalix2]

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MY TAKE
A random searching exercise should also be carried out in Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza and Mara regions that host illegal immigrants that pose a serious threat to our peace and security!

Hoja muhimu sana.Wahamiaji haramu Bongo wako wengi na hii ni hatari kwa usalama wa jamii ,Uchumi na Siasa pia.
Mkuu maeneno uliyoyataja ndiyo usiseme Wahamiaji wa maeneo hayo ni wabaya kuliko hawa huko Kagera ,hawa wa mujini wengi wao wanafanya shughuli haramu na wanapesa haramu.

Serikali Kupitia Serikali za Mitaa na Uhamiaji wanatakiwa kuchukua hatau mara moja.
Sehemu kubwa nyenye kuwahifadhi hawa Wahamiaji haramu wa Mjini ni kwenye Majumba ya Maghorofa za kupangishwa na wengine kwenye majumba Makubwa maeneo ya wenye Pesa.

 

[Daudi Mchambuzi]

Tanzania govt should take care of his cattle help them to go with,ukizingatia kumbe kuna baadhi wameishi tz kwa miaka 50! Mr jk think again,je na wahindi walioshi the same years?

kikwete hana muda wa kufikiria kwasababu anaongozwa na hisia.

 

[Mp Kalix2]

Rwandans expelled from Tanzania being resettled in Kirehe District

Ila kwa mwendo huu Jumuia ya EAC imeshaingia kwenye dosari kubwa na Tanzania inatakiwa kupitia upya Uamuzi wake.Hata huu uandishi ni mwendelezo wa kuchochea Mgogoro uliopo kati ya JK na Kagame.

Hawa ni Illegal ImigrantsWahamiaji haramu lakini kichwa cha habari kwenye Gazeti imekuwa na Ukakasi

 

[Luggy]

let them walk...na wasirudi tena

 

[Kokolo]

"It doesn't really matter whether you have the paper/citizenship or not, authorities will tear it up and expel you," she said.

 

[TUJITEGEMEE]

let them walk...na wasirudi tena

Ukatili huu utawagharimu ...sana. Ebu fikiria, unagongewa hodi nyumbani kwako...na kiongozi wa serikali za mtaa kuwa unasiku kumi na nne..kuondoka nchini huku ukimuacha mkeo/mmeo na watoto...au ndo kwanza umemaliza fungate.

Ukatili huu wa kisaikolojia ...hauvumiliki...!!

According to some of the expelled Rwandans, their biggest concern was their cattle that could not be moved fast enough to beat the deadline.

“We believe Rwandan officials will sort it out with their Tanzanian counterparts. Cattle markets in Tanzania were closed and we couldn’t get where to sell the cows, even at give-away prices.”

“We left our animals behind; it is a desperate situation, people can board cars, but cows can’t,” said Joyce Mukamurigo, a mother.

Many Rwandans were given Tanzanian citizenship through naturalisation during founder president Julius Nyerere’s regime

BlackBold: huu ni wizi...zinatafutwa ela za uchaguzi 2015 kwa gharama za waafrika wenzetu.

 

[BINARY NO]

Usicheke na nyani! swala la kuwaondoa sio la kibaguzi ata baadhi ya nchi za Ulaya zinaanza kudili na raia wasio wazawa kwani wameona madhara yake! Hawa ni wahamiaji tena HARAMU kwanza walibidi washtakiwe na wafungwe jera ata miaka 5 ndo wafukuzwe. leo nenda UK ufanye ukuda huu uone mziki wake..SERIKALI ikimaliza ianze na wazawa wanaowapa makazi na maradhi hawa watu ilo ndo litakua fundisho!

 

[mchumia tumbo]

Waondoke tu,wakitaka uraia wafuate utaratibu.

 

[Jaslaws]

Nyie mnaowatetea hao wanyarwanda bdo amjajua kadhia tunayoipata sisi wananchi wa kagera..mfno kutoka benaco mpka karagwe ni mwndo wa masaa matatu ila itakulazimu usubilie zaidi ya masaa matatu tena magari yawe mengi ili mpewe escort ya pamoja kwenda karagwe,bdo uko parini hali ni mbaya wanyarwanda wanateka magari kwa silaha nztonzito.smtmes hadi mabomu ya kutupa kwa mkono..ss wew unaewatetea sijui unajua unalolisema ama unabwabwaja..ukiaxhna na hayo uko jwao rwanda waluambiwa mwsho wakufuga ng'ombe ni watano na sio zaidi ya hapo so wenye ng.ombe. wengi walikimbilia uku tz,kazi wanayoifanya kubwa ni kuaribu mazingira,kulisha mifugo yao kwenye mashamba yetu,kuua raia wazawa.na kuuwa wanyama poli uko burigi..watz wenzangu kitu kma haukijui kaa kimya ni mda mrefu raia wa ngara na biharamulo tumekua tukilalamika kuusu hawa wat kabla hata ya huu mgogoro uliopo..ukija kwenye vijij vya ngara vilivyoko mipakan hawa watu kma mnavojua wanapnda kujifanya waugu watu uko ndo balaa kwa sababu ya vigombe vyao wanawanyanyasa sana raia,mwaka jana yalitokea mauaji ya kutisha ya wakulima zaidi ya 10 hao mnaowatetea ndo waliysika..naomba rais asihishie kwa wabyaru tu kuna warundi pia japo hawana mifugo ila hawa ni wakatili kuita kiasi..uku ngara ni kma hua tupo vitan kila cku sababu ya hawa watu ni wabaya amna si wahutu wala watu,n take my wards kamwe hzi nchi azitakuja kua na aman nayb utulivu tu hawa watu ni watofauti kabsa.let them pack their thngs n leave..

 

[Rose Mayemba]

Ila kwa mwendo huu Jumuia ya EAC imeshaingia kwenye dosari kubwa na Tanzania inatakiwa kupitia upya Uamuzi wake.Hata huu uandishi ni mwendelezo wa kuchochea Mgogoro uliopo kati ya JK na Kagame.

Hawa ni Illegal ImigrantsWahamiaji haramu lakini kichwa cha habari kwenye Gazeti imekuwa na Ukakasi

Baada ya hotuba ya Raisi, baadhi ya magazeti yaliripoti, "kikwete amshambulia kagame", nami nikafikiri kama watanzania "wapenda amani" tungekemea hilo lakini tulibaki kimya. Leo warwanda nao wanaandika.

 

[Koba]

JK na revenge politics zake at work,hakuna cha ajabu hapo na next victims msije kushangaa mkawa nyie mnaoshangilia hili,kuna waliong'olewa meno au kubambikiziwa kesi from this kind of politics,subirini siku maisha yenu yakianza kutegemea wewe ni dini gani/kabila gani labda ndio mtapata akili na kujua this is all BS.

 

[Mauza uza]

​Hawa watu waondoke tu.. mbona sss tukiwa nchi zingine illegally tunafukuzwa kwani wao ni nani???hili sio shamba la bibi na hata wangekua wameishi miaka 100 muhimu hapo si kwao...wana kwao wasije tuletea matatizo ya kujitakia....

 

[Tai Ngwilizi]

"It doesn't really matter whether you have the paper/citizenship or not, authorities will tear it up and expel you," she said.

dead line imeisha jana, sasa hiyo experience aliyopata ya kuchaniwa makaratasi kaipata lini au nani kamwambia documents zitachanwa na watu watakuwa expelled? wameambiwa waondoke wale wote wasio wahamiaji halali na majambazi, wale wanaojishuku wapo humo wamejiondokea zao taratibu. Wanao jiamini kwamba wao ni halali na si majambazi mbona wapo wametulia na hakuna aliyewachania makaratasi yao ya uhamiaji

 

[Kigogo]

Kikwete ni rais wa ajabu sana

 

[MWILI NYUMBA]

Ukatili huu utawagharimu ...sana. Ebu fikiria, unagongewa hodi nyumbani kwako...na kiongozi wa serikali za mtaa kuwa unasiku kumi na nne..kuondoka nchini huku ukimuacha mkeo/mmeo na watoto...au ndo kwanza umemaliza fungate.

Ukatili huu wa kisaikolojia ...hauvumiliki...!

Mkuu acha kupotosha umma kwa maslahi binafsi, JK alisema kuwa wahamiaji haramu warudi kwao au wafuate utaratibu husika kupata permitts.
Wewe na familia yako kama unalengo la kuendelea kuishi Tanzania kwanini tangu siku ile tangazo limetolewa hukuamua kuanza kufuatilia permitt kwenye mamlaka husika ambazo kama unasifa stahiki wala haichukui muda kuipata hiyo permitt?
Kwanini uishi bila kufuata utaratibu nchi za watu hadi unafikia hatua ya kuoa ilhali unajua kabisa upo eneo husika kimakosa?

Tukikuhisi kuwa unafanya biashara/shughuli zisizo halali kama ujambazi ndiyo maana unakwepa kuifuatilia permitt ili usigundulike tutakuwa tunakosea?