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Why Kenyans are fleeing Tanzania

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan delivers her remarks during a rally to officially launch the party’s campaign in Dar es Salaam on August 28, 2025. [ Photo / AFP]

Many Kenyans, mostly teachers in private schools, are reportedly fleeing Tanzania after the government warned employers to stop engaging services of people without work permits.

Majority voluntarily left, after police vowed tough action against employers and land lords hosting foreigners without proper documentation in Arusha, Dar-es-Salaam, Mbeya, Mwanza and Songwe among other towns.

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