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It’s been decades since some of these Tanzanians settled on the British Isles; a new generation born there has sprung up, and the once-young have since aged

“Tragically, there have been incidents where, when a Tanzanian dies here in the UK, the body lies in the mortuary for months, in the cold, with no relatives to come and collect it,” said Nuru Mwandoro, Secretary General for an association of Tanzanians living in the United Kingdom called Umoja Wetu.

The United Kingdom has been home to one of the largest numbers of Tanzanian diaspora in the world.

It’s been decades since some of these Tanzanians settled on the British Isles; a new generation born there has sprung up and the once-young have aged.