{"id":397,"date":"2013-09-23T07:30:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T06:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/blogs\/english\/?p=397"},"modified":"2016-07-18T14:58:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:58:16","slug":"burundians-chased-from-tanzania-want-to-join-their-families-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/burundians-chased-from-tanzania-want-to-join-their-families-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundians chased from Tanzania want to join their families back"},"content":{"rendered":"

They brought nothing and their partners don\u2019t know where they are. Those are men and women who are married to Tanzanians. The administration has promised to seek solutions<\/strong> – By Diane Uwimana<\/em><\/p>\n

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Partial view of some Burundians in the Karubara site \u00a9Iwacu<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s 8 am. It\u2019s nice, a bit warm as well as easy to accede to Karubara site in Mabanda Commune, Makamba Province. A group of children, young, adults and old people seem to have nothing to do. Some are sitting near their halls (which are built only by fixed-wood and covered by sheets) while others are cooking food. Those are Burundians who were living in Tanzania but chased away. None of them has come with her\/his belongings or properties; they have been separated from their family members, too. \u201cOnce arrested, you were transported to your country without making a call or informing your family,\u201d notices Seth Ndayegamiye, the chief representative of those Burundians obliged to leave Tanzania this last week.
\nSurprisingly enough, people may wonder the big reason why Burundians linked with Tanzanians by legal marriage were separated without any sense of humanity. Saidi Michael, 28 years old and born in Tanzania, is married to a Tanzanian lady and has three children. \u201cI was in the bus when I was arrested by Tanzanian authorities. I don\u2019t know if my wife is aware of my situation,\u201d he wonders.<\/p>\n

For him, it was a severe mistreatment to human beings considering what happened. \u201cWe have our own families (children and wives) and properties, but we have been compelled to leave and return home without bringing anything,\u201d he adds.
\nCharlotte Niyongabire, aged 24, married to a Tanzanian has two kids. \u201cMy husband was in Dar-es-salaam working there for survival. I was walking in the street when I was arrested by Tanzanians,\u201d she says, with tears in her eyes.<\/p>\n

According to these Burundians forced to leave Tanzanian, both countries should discuss, negotiate and solve their problems very soon. \u201cIf the administration does not recognize us -because most of us were born in Tanzania- the country may look for other empty places to shelter us,\u201d points out one of them.<\/p>\n

\"Capitoline<\/a>

Capitoline Bampigiyeko, displaying a document indicating that she is a prohibited immigrant in Tanzania \u00a9Iwacu<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of them have the Refugees\u2019 Identity Card, \u201conce we showed it to Tanzanian authorities, they tore it up in front of us,\u201d another one states it angrily.<\/p>\n

Most of them go on saying that before the chaotic situation, Burundians living in Tanzania have looked for documents allowing them to live in the country legally but they are victims of forced repatriation. \u201cWe were mistreated even imprisoned if we refused to leave their country,\u201d shouts out a woman with a kid in her arms.
\nHowever, all Burundians who were living in Tanzania weren\u2019t all refugees.<\/p>\n

Capitoline Bampigiyeko was living in Tanzania for 38 years and got married after dowry ceremonies and festivities without problems. She was wondering whether the government has the right to destroy families. \u201cI have 11 children. I left them with their father in Tanzania. I don\u2019t know if I should, one day, see them again,\u201d she regrets, showing a document testifying that she is a prohibited immigrant to the United Republic of Tanzania.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe administration is concerned very much about the situation\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bernard<\/a>

Bernard Butoyi, Mabanda Commune Administrator: \u201cWe continue to receive them well in their native country but there are some problems which must be solved urgently by both neighbouring provinces\u2019 authorities.\u201d \u00a9Iwacu<\/p><\/div>\n

From 6th September up to now, they continue to arrive in Mabanda Commune. 650 people have already received in Karubara site, among them about 230 have joined their home and still a big number of the repatriation victims is continuing to come.<\/p>\n

According to Bernard Butoyi, the Administrator of Mabanda Commune, this issue will be discussed with the Makamba Governor and his counterpart from Kigoma in Tanzania. \u201cWe continue to receive them well in their native country but there are some problems which must be solved urgently by both neighbouring provinces\u2019 authorities\u201d, indicates Butoyi.
\nThe same view is shared by Vincent Bayubahe, Makamba Province Governor. \u201cThis is a serious problem that I must discuss with my counterpart. We should search for a good and urgent outcome after the meeting for soothing the situation\u201d, says Makamba Governor.<\/p>\n

It is worth mentioning that when I arrived at the site resident people were trying to help those vulnerable Burundians get food and clothes before reaching their destination.
\nAccording to J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Ngendakumana, a Burundi Chair Member of Parliament in East African Legislative Assembly, none is allowed to live in any country without respecting its laws. \u201cThose Burundians should not confuse our legislation to the Tanzania one. If you are married to a Burundian, you get a nationality automatically. It is important to know if the Tanzanian legislation is similar to the Burundian one. If the two legislations are different or similar, people especially authorities should act accordingly.\u201d highlights Ngendakumana.<\/p>\n

He goes on saying that the country will continue to welcome them in their respective native country when they are chased away. \u201cThe only thing, Burundi EALA MPs are going to do, is just to negotiate with Tanzanian authorities to send them peacefully and in good conditions without leaving their rights behind (children, belongings and properties),\u201d states MP Ngendakumana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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