Dual citizenship pays, Wako tells CA members

Most of the Tanzanians living and working abroad were eagerly waiting to see the final Draft Constitution providing for dual citizenship following their long time request.

Dual Citizenship Now On Horizon
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Dodoma — THE Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry, through its Diaspora Directorate, is conducting a research on the exact number of Tanzanians abroad and their specializations as part of the preparations for the dual citizenship initiative.

A representative of Tanzanians in the Diaspora in the Constituent Assembly (CA), Mr Kadari Singo, said on Friday that there is no hope that dual citizenship would be introduced in the the country.

I have read many opinions by Tanzanians on dual citizenship. What I have learned from what Tanzanians write on this topic is that the majority of Tanzanians living abroad want dual citizenship to be included in the new constitution.  In spite of the different opinions Tanzanians may have, one of the issues that Tanzanians agree on is the issue of dual citizenship. However, there is still a need to educate the masses about the benefits of dual citizenship.   In other words, many Tanzanians...

By Hassan Saudin The current debate on dual citizenship in Tanzania has come to a crucial juncture now that the Constitutional Assembly has begun deliberations on the draft constitution. Tanzanians are eagerly following-up developments emanating from Dodoma, particularly on issues that concern them the most,  and one topic of contention that directly touches millions Tanzanians in the diaspora is that of dual citizenship. The basis of apprehension by those who oppose dual citizenship ought...

Pursuant to our call for the right of dual citizenship for all Tanzanians, the Tanzanian Communities in the United States of America and the Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America (DICOTA) have agreed to file a petition for this cause to the Constitutional Review Parliament that is now taking place in Dodoma, Tanzania through our Representative Honorable Kadari Singo, who is also a member of the our Diaspora Community and who resides in California. With the highest honor, we invite you...

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CA teams in dual citizenship duel
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MOST Constituent Assembly (CA) committees have supported the idea of granting 'special status' as opposed to dual-citizenship to people of Tanzanian origin who have willingly obtained citizenship in foreign countries. The second draft constitution compiled ...

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Dual citizenship still a tug of war
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Dual citizenship is still a tug of war for members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) who yesterday aired their views against the proposed option. Presenting committee reports when the CA resumed its plenary session in the debating chamber yesterday, ...
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Membe: Govt for dual citizenship
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Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe fields questions from journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday moments after opening a meeting on dual citizenship. The government has said that it is high time now for Tanzania to allow ...