Speaking at a parliamentary meeting to discuss the 2002-2003 defense budget, Philemon said that the Burundi rebels entered west Tanzania through the Tanganyika Lake, robbing local people of their properties.

• 菲利蒙在议会讨论国防部2002至2003年财政预算的会议上说，布隆迪反叛武装目前主要通过坦噶尼喀湖进入坦桑西部，抢劫当地百姓的财产。