Legal and Administrative Challenges in Addressing Mixed Migratory Flows in Tanzania.

Abstract

The study explores the major challenges facing mixed migratory flows. It analyses the routes and sources of migrants and the causes for fleeing, which are facilitated by different factors. The study is based on data collected through review of available literature including journals, articles, reports, papers, textbooks and theses. The researcher visited different institutional libraries and intensively used online resources in undertaking this study. Findings show that challenges facing Tanzania include: lack of policy on mixed migratory flow; uncoordinated legislations dealing with groups forming mixed migratory flows; the geographical nature of the country makes it hard for immigration officers to manage irregular migrants (border management); lack of finance and technical resources; and lack of political will from the source countries where irregular migrants originate. The study realised that migration management is not a simple task considering that each country has its own legal regime. Therefore, it is recommended that mixed migratory flow can no longer be managed solely by national law of each state due to the complexities accompanying this type of migratory movement. The solution is to have a universal coordinated legal mechanism.