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1. Habatika24 - Ofisi ya Usalama Wa Taifa
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- ↑ "President Samia replaces head of Tanzania Spy Agency". The Citizen. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
2. The Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service (Amendment) Act, 2023 https://oagmis.agctz.go.tz/portal/acts/245
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