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- ↑ "The Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service Act, 1996" (PDF). Parliament of Tanzania. 1996. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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2. The Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service (Amendment) Act, 2023 https://oagmis.agctz.go.tz/portal/acts/245
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