Uganda Police Heavily Deploys at Tanzania Border

{{Uganda Police have been deployed heavily on the Uganda-Tanzania border post to prevent Rwandans expelled from Tanzania from entering Uganda.}}

President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania last month ordered for the expulsion of at least 20, 000 Rwandans who have been living in the country.

Kikwete accused the Rwandans of illegal entry and settlement into the country. He said they came with their animals, which caused land wrangles.

Kikwete ordered security forces to repatriate them to Rwanda because their stay into Tanzania had denied Tanzanians social services.

An estimated 1200 Rwandans that heed Kikwete’s order have since crossed over into Uganda.

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