CDF's remarks on refugees in public service sparks controversy
President Samia Suluhu Hassan chats with minister for Defence and National Service Stergomena Tax as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Jacob Mkunda, looks on. The Head of State officiated the opening of the CDF’s meeting with army commanders in Dar es Salaam on Monday, January 22. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
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Reacting to the Chief of Defense Forces’ remarks, an independent consultant and security expert, Dr Jesse Mashimi, said if refugees and asylum seekers were getting employed in the public service, including in sensitive positions, then something was seriously wrong somewhere