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| A Ugandan mother and daughter have told the BBC about their joy at being reunited this week after 26 years. | A Ugandan mother and daughter have told the BBC about their joy at being reunited this week after 26 years. |
| Five-year-old Florence Kampi was kidnapped at her father's funeral by a family who used her as a slave. | |
| She was taken to Yemen where she was eventually rescued by a Tanzanian oil worker who, after he paid the family money, was allowed to marry her. | She was taken to Yemen where she was eventually rescued by a Tanzanian oil worker who, after he paid the family money, was allowed to marry her. |
| "I feel so happy," she said about the reunion. Her mother said, "I burst out crying... but they were tears of joy." | "I feel so happy," she said about the reunion. Her mother said, "I burst out crying... but they were tears of joy." |
| Language is now a barrier for the pair as Florence, now called Sara Aisha Abdulhakim, speaks Swahili and Arabic. | Language is now a barrier for the pair as Florence, now called Sara Aisha Abdulhakim, speaks Swahili and Arabic. |
| I don't know what God has in store for us, what matters is we are together Sesiriya Biryeri | I don't know what God has in store for us, what matters is we are together Sesiriya Biryeri |
| Her mother, Sesiriya Biryeri, speaks Lesoga, the local language in the eastern Ugandan district of Iganga. | Her mother, Sesiriya Biryeri, speaks Lesoga, the local language in the eastern Ugandan district of Iganga. |
| "We have a few people here helping with translations from Swahili to Lesoga and vice versa; it is a nice confusion," Ms Abdulhakim, who arrived in Uganda on Wednesday with her four sons, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. | "We have a few people here helping with translations from Swahili to Lesoga and vice versa; it is a nice confusion," Ms Abdulhakim, who arrived in Uganda on Wednesday with her four sons, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme. |
| Her return was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) - who she contacted at her husband's suggestion. | Her return was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) - who she contacted at her husband's suggestion. |
| âLanguage is a big problem for her," Alia Hirji, Uganda's IOM programme officer, told the Ugandan New Vision newspaper. | âLanguage is a big problem for her," Alia Hirji, Uganda's IOM programme officer, told the Ugandan New Vision newspaper. |
| "We shall help her re-integrate socially and economically," he said. | "We shall help her re-integrate socially and economically," he said. |
| Ms Abdulhakim says her happiness will be complete when her husband can join her. | Ms Abdulhakim says her happiness will be complete when her husband can join her. |
| He returned to Tanzania earlier in the year to look after his ill father, who died last month. | He returned to Tanzania earlier in the year to look after his ill father, who died last month. |
| Meanwhile, Ms Biryeri says she will do her best to learn Swahili. | Meanwhile, Ms Biryeri says she will do her best to learn Swahili. |
| "I don't know what God has in store for us, what matters is we are together," she said. | "I don't know what God has in store for us, what matters is we are together," she said. |