Tanzanians and Burundians could live together
Tumaini Andrew writes to Pambazuka News on the plight of Burundian refugees in Tanzania.
My name is Tumaini Andrew. I live in the United States of America.
I'm glad to see your email address on line and allow us to send some comments. If you wanna know more about me, I am a refugee from Burundi. But I was born in Tanzania in Tabora region in 1984. My parents fled in 1972. But God helped us and we come here in the US.
So the reason of this mail, is to make a comment for those refugees who live in Mtabila refugee camp. We hear that the Tanzania forces them to repatriate. Why it couldn't do like for those refugees in1972 in Katumba and Mishamo in Rukwa region, or those for Ulyankulu in Tabora region?
I think there is no difference between them. All those refugees came from the same country. The difference is the year of entry. The government is supposed to let them free if they don't want to go back in their country.
We are the same. All have blood. Because of that, Tanzanians and Burundians could live together.Thanks very much.