Our government has also learnt that there are some alleged Tanzanian nationals in the UK who pose and continue to live as Somali refugees,” he said.

He said the British Government had proposed the repatriation of the alleged Somali refugees so that they could be screened here in Tanzania, but the latter requested that the screening be done in the UK.

The Government of Tanzania later despatched an official from the Immigration Department to the UK for identification exercise.

“The Government’s position is that if there are Tanzanian nationals pretending to be Somali refugees in the UK, they should not be expelled, but rather, returned home under normal procedures that respect human dignity,” Mapuri said.

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Did I not write the truth about Tanzanians living in Europe posing as Somalis or Burundians? This is a political failure on the part of the Tanzanian government. The government should not accept that those courageous “Tanzanians” should be returned home. Let them decide themselves when they want to return home, probably after accumulating some wealth and can help in reducing poverty in Tanzania. The government itself cannot reduce poverty by 2025 but hopefully in the year 3025 due to corruption.