before admission to the Center, the delegation could not verify how reliable this claim was, and also the extent to which such data is systematically collected. While the delegation indeed witnessed the existence of a register at the Centre, its attention was drawn to shortage of facilities in Buhangija Centre. For instance, there is a serious shortage of computers [reportedly only one computer available in the Centre] to properly register and document the ever-increasing number of children. It was also indicated that with a view to concealing their identity, some parents provide wrong information about their own identity, and tracing them later is a problem. The delegation notes that there is no clear exit strategy in place to reunite the children back to their families. There are no guidelines, rules and regulations for the regulation and establishment of the ‘temporary’ holding centers including Buhangija. The delegation was told that some parents simply abandon their children in the Centres with the objective (on the face of it) of protecting them from attacks. This in turn results, a number of children with no proper documentation and family linkages. The delegation strongly believes that the children should have been kept for the shortest time possible. However, this is not the case for the children in Buhangija and other similar Centres, where the children have been staying since 2008. The delegation realizes that out of the total of 32 Centres in Tanzania, the children in the 23 don’t stay at the holdings. In the remaining nine Centres (out which eight are in the Lake Zone Region), the delegation was told that majority of the children have not visited their parents since 2008, and none of the Centres are closed. Some organisations have also informed the delegation that the Government has collected the children from their parents without the later’s consent and without conducting proper consultation or best interests determinations. Informants indicated the parents were only told that the Government is taking their children to safety. Social workers have insufficiently been included in the process of rounding up the children, as in most of the cases it was done in consultation with community development officers. No proper record keeping was done as the Government employed a faulty procedure which did not include all the experts needed to document the details of the children. As a result, it was clearly mentioned that there are some children, for instance in Buhangija Centre, who do not even know where their parents are. The situation contributes to the violation of the rights of the children to the enjoyment of parental care and protection. In accordance with the African 10