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Wakenya walikuwa na Dual Citizenship long time ago wakati wa Utawala wa Mzee Jomo Kenyatta;
DUAL citizenship Tanzania 2011
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Wakenya walikuwa na Dual Citizenship long time ago wakati wa Utawala wa Mzee Jomo Kenyatta;
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Imewekwe kwenye katiba yao mpya, Hio ya Kenyatta haikuwa inatumika. Zaidi ya hapo wanaendelea kutengeneza jimbo la "diaspora" ambapo watakuwa wanawawakilisha wanadiaspora kwenye seneti na bunge.
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Nasema Kenya waliruhusu Dual Citizenship long time ago yaani unaruhusiwa kuwa na passpot ya Kenya na Pia ya nchi uliyochagua
Tanzania ni lazima uukane utanzania- Kenya hawana hilo a long time a go before this new constituency
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Nilitaka hili Mjadala, Mada tuliangalie kwa Faida na Hasara Zake !!! Watani Wetu Wa Jadi (Wakenya) kwenye suala hili Je Wamefanikiwa ?? Wamepiga Hatua ???? Wanatuzidi nini kwa hili ??? Nini Kifanyike !!!
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Kikwete wakati fulani pale DC alisema kuwa Watanzania walioko nje wana advantage zaidi ya wa bongo na wanaweza kuchukua mali zote na kufaidika zaidi ya wa bongo; ni chuki kwa hii issue anaongelea Siasa ya Ujamaa zaidi; kwani anaona bora kuwa na Mwekezaji asiye Mtanzania na kupata hisa ya 1% yeye na wasaidizi wake... wakenya walikuwa na Dual Citizenship lakini walikuwa hawaruhusiwi kupiga kura wakiwa nje; naona sasa Katiba mpya italazimu kura
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Kwa maana hiyo JK yeye hakubaliani na hili suala?
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Rais amejitoa ni Membe anayependa kuruhusu na kuleta bungeni lakini baada ya kuanguka CC sijui kama atafanya hivyo na this will not take place - NO DUAL CITIZENSHIP
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suala la dual citizenship ni la msingi sana kwa maendeleo ya nchi yetu hasa kipindi hiki cha utandawazi.
Kwa mwenye akili timamu hatamzungumzia Membe ila umuhimu wa hoja anayoisimamia.
Kwa mwenye akili timamu hatamzungumzia Membe ila umuhimu wa hoja anayoisimamia.
Kenya nao walikuwa kama bongo, hii katiba mpya ndo imewapa ubavu wa kumiliki passport mbili. Nisahihishe.
As Kenyans overwhelmingly voted for a new constitution, two key items were under focus by Kenyans across the Diaspora namely dual citizenship and voting rights for those residing abroad. But for Kenyans in the US, a debate is raging as to whether holding US citizenship as well as Kenyan citizenship would violate US law
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97. Dual citizenship
A person who, upon the attainment of the age of twenty-one years, is a citizen of Kenya and also a citizen of some country other than Kenya shall, subject to subsection (7), cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date unless he has renounced his citizenship of that other country, taken the oath of allegiance and, in the case of a person who was born outside Kenya. made and registered such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
* A person who
has attained the age of twenty-one years before 12th December, 1963; and
becomes a citizen of Kenya on that day by virtue of section 87; and
is immediately after that day also a citizen of some country other than Kenya.
shall subiect to subsection (7), cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date unless he has renounced his citizenship of that other country. taken the oath of allegiance and. in the case of a person who is a citizen of Kenya by virtue of section 87 (2), made and registered such decIaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
A citizen of Kcnya shall, subject to subsection (7). cease to be such a citizen if-
having attained the age of twenty-one years, he acquires the citizenship of some country other than Kenya by voluntary act (other than marriage); or
having attained the age of twenty-one years. hc otherwise acquires the dtizenship of some country other than Kenya and has not. by the specified date. renounced his citizenship of that other country, taken the oath of allegiance and made and registered such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
A person who, upon the attainment of the age of twenty-one years, is a citizen of Kenya and also a citizen of some country other than Kenya shall, subject to subsection (7), cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date unless he has renounced his citizenship of that other country, taken the oath of allegiance and, in the case of a person who was born outside Kenya. made and registered such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
* A person who
has attained the age of twenty-one years before 12th December, 1963; and
becomes a citizen of Kenya on that day by virtue of section 87; and
is immediately after that day also a citizen of some country other than Kenya.
shall subiect to subsection (7), cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date unless he has renounced his citizenship of that other country. taken the oath of allegiance and. in the case of a person who is a citizen of Kenya by virtue of section 87 (2), made and registered such decIaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
A citizen of Kcnya shall, subject to subsection (7). cease to be such a citizen if-
having attained the age of twenty-one years, he acquires the citizenship of some country other than Kenya by voluntary act (other than marriage); or
having attained the age of twenty-one years. hc otherwise acquires the dtizenship of some country other than Kenya and has not. by the specified date. renounced his citizenship of that other country, taken the oath of allegiance and made and registered such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.
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[h=2]Govt: Citizenship for diaspora will wait a bit[/h]
By Lusekelo Philemon
9th July 2011
Tanzanians living abroad will have to wait a bit for them to hold the long-awaited "dual citizenship," as the issue is a union matter and has constitutional inclinations that need to be resolved before taking it on board.
Addressing the third Diaspora stakeholders' coordination forum here yesterday, Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation John Haule said that the matter needs to be discussed between Tanzanian Mainland and Zanzibar.
"This is because the issue needs to be braced by the two governments before allowing Tanzanians in the Diaspora to hold dual citizenship," the PS said.
He also noted that the matter has constitutional inclinations, hence for it to be applied it needs to be resolved through the forthcoming constitutional making process.
According to Haule, the government was interested in the matter brought on board as soon as possible because of its socio-economic potentialities.
"We're regretting to lock out Tanzanians overseas during the 49 years of our Independence, while some African countries have been granting dual citizenship to their people," he said.
Before making the matter operational, there is a need for enacting a law that will allow Tanzanians to hold dual citizenship, he added.
For years, many Tanzanians in the Diaspora have been complained that lack of such a law has been working to their disadvantages, denying them opportunities they could access if they were citizens of the countries where they work.
The official further said that the government was taking the issue of Diaspora very seriously as an important cornerstone towards the country's development.
"We've mainstreamed the issue in our development programmes...in this case, we're are trying to engage them in the development," he said, adding that the Diaspora engagement process needs to be enhanced and promoted.
He however noted that lack of statistical data on Tanzanians working/living abroad has remained a challenge that needs to be resolved.
"The only thing we think it can help to address this issue is for those in the Diaspora to come up with their own associations and register them in our embassies," he said.
Commenting on the matter, Special Seats MP Leticia Nyerere asked the government to fast-track the issue of dual citizenship because of its potentiality to the welfare of Tanzanians and their socio-economic development.
She wondered why the government has been dilly-dallying on this important matter, which offers diverse opportunities for those in the Diasporas and those at home.
"I have been struggling in Parliament to make this matter understood and become operational but all in vain. It is high time the government worked seriously on it," the legislator said.
Leticia observed that there are more benefits than loses in dual citizenship for developing countries like Tanzania.
"I am sure if this matter will be allowed, people's wellbeing will be dramatically changed for the better as more investment will be flocking into the country," she said.
She explained that there are hundreds of Tanzanians who went to America longtime ago and their children who were born there are not recognized as Tanzanians because of the citizenship law.
"These are important people who need to be given citizenship status and start contributing to the country's economy through investment and diverse skills on different fields of development," she observed.
A recent research carried-out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the matter shows that Tanzanian experts working abroad have been contributing immensely to the host countries.
(Mhhhh! Congratulations Wabeba Box...Please keep it up! Hivi si tuliwahi kuambiwa kwamba Watanzania ni wavivu!?)
Rehema Mtingwa of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) asked the government to create an enabling environment for investors from Diaspora to easily invest in Tanzania.
She said that there is also a need for the government to reduce the costs of doing business, in order to encourage Tanzanians working/living abroad invest their money back home.
The participants who attended the forum discussed the best ways to engage and involve Tanzanians in Diaspora in the national development process.
The meeting was a follow-up to the first and second stakeholders' coordination meetings held between January and June, last year.
It brought on board players from the public and private sectors as well as stakeholders from other four East African Community partner states.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
By Lusekelo Philemon
9th July 2011
Tanzanians living abroad will have to wait a bit for them to hold the long-awaited "dual citizenship," as the issue is a union matter and has constitutional inclinations that need to be resolved before taking it on board.
Addressing the third Diaspora stakeholders' coordination forum here yesterday, Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation John Haule said that the matter needs to be discussed between Tanzanian Mainland and Zanzibar.
"This is because the issue needs to be braced by the two governments before allowing Tanzanians in the Diaspora to hold dual citizenship," the PS said.
He also noted that the matter has constitutional inclinations, hence for it to be applied it needs to be resolved through the forthcoming constitutional making process.
According to Haule, the government was interested in the matter brought on board as soon as possible because of its socio-economic potentialities.
"We're regretting to lock out Tanzanians overseas during the 49 years of our Independence, while some African countries have been granting dual citizenship to their people," he said.
Before making the matter operational, there is a need for enacting a law that will allow Tanzanians to hold dual citizenship, he added.
For years, many Tanzanians in the Diaspora have been complained that lack of such a law has been working to their disadvantages, denying them opportunities they could access if they were citizens of the countries where they work.
The official further said that the government was taking the issue of Diaspora very seriously as an important cornerstone towards the country's development.
"We've mainstreamed the issue in our development programmes...in this case, we're are trying to engage them in the development," he said, adding that the Diaspora engagement process needs to be enhanced and promoted.
He however noted that lack of statistical data on Tanzanians working/living abroad has remained a challenge that needs to be resolved.
"The only thing we think it can help to address this issue is for those in the Diaspora to come up with their own associations and register them in our embassies," he said.
Commenting on the matter, Special Seats MP Leticia Nyerere asked the government to fast-track the issue of dual citizenship because of its potentiality to the welfare of Tanzanians and their socio-economic development.
She wondered why the government has been dilly-dallying on this important matter, which offers diverse opportunities for those in the Diasporas and those at home.
"I have been struggling in Parliament to make this matter understood and become operational but all in vain. It is high time the government worked seriously on it," the legislator said.
Leticia observed that there are more benefits than loses in dual citizenship for developing countries like Tanzania.
"I am sure if this matter will be allowed, people's wellbeing will be dramatically changed for the better as more investment will be flocking into the country," she said.
She explained that there are hundreds of Tanzanians who went to America longtime ago and their children who were born there are not recognized as Tanzanians because of the citizenship law.
"These are important people who need to be given citizenship status and start contributing to the country's economy through investment and diverse skills on different fields of development," she observed.
A recent research carried-out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the matter shows that Tanzanian experts working abroad have been contributing immensely to the host countries.
(Mhhhh! Congratulations Wabeba Box...Please keep it up! Hivi si tuliwahi kuambiwa kwamba Watanzania ni wavivu!?)
Rehema Mtingwa of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) asked the government to create an enabling environment for investors from Diaspora to easily invest in Tanzania.
She said that there is also a need for the government to reduce the costs of doing business, in order to encourage Tanzanians working/living abroad invest their money back home.
The participants who attended the forum discussed the best ways to engage and involve Tanzanians in Diaspora in the national development process.
The meeting was a follow-up to the first and second stakeholders' coordination meetings held between January and June, last year.
It brought on board players from the public and private sectors as well as stakeholders from other four East African Community partner states.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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[h=3]Dual citizenship may be allowed by 2014[/h]
Tanzania could grant dual citizenship to its nationals as early as 2014, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe said yesterday.
The minister told Parliament that the ministry and other relevant institutions of the government were determined to conclude the process so that it coincides with the enactment of a new constitution.For his part, President Jakaya Kikwete has publicly stated that he would wish to see the new constitution enacted before the 2015 General Election.
The government is currently preparing a revised bill to be tabled in Parliament in October to kick-start the review process. If the ministry will have its way, it could mean Tanzanians who have resided abroad for many years and even obtained foreign citizenship could regain their Tanzanian passports.
The current law criminalizes such an arrangement.Mr Membe told MPs during the tabling of his budget for 2011/12 that his ministry was in consultation with the Home Affairs ministry and the office of the attorney general to fine tune a dual citizenship bill to be tabled in the Parliament.
"We are due to present it to the Cabinet for discussions; after the discussions the Home Affairs minister will officially table the bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 Tanzania Citizenship Act," he said.
He also said the three government entities were working to eliminate some of the constraints that have been hindering Tanzanians living abroad to contribute to the country's economic development. One of the constraints was dual citizenship and MPs, including Ms Leticia Nyerere (Chadema – Special Seats) said the government was dillydallying on this matter for no apparent reason.
"It is unfortunate that this matter is taking unnecessarily long and it is time the government took the final move to act. We are segregating our own people for fear they will come and contest political office," said Ms Nyerere. She said no foreigner would use such an opportunity as best as would a Tanzanian citizen proper.According to Mr Membe, his ministry has reached an agreement with the Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania Revenues Authority, National Housing Corporation and other commercial entities to create a conducive legal environment for the Diasporas to contribute to the country's' economic development.
He said a team of experts from Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will arrive in the country in August to assess the government. According to Mr Membe, his ministry plans to collect Sh14.87 billion. He told the House that his ministry also plans to spend Sh44.5 billion in various development projects while Sh80.6 billion would go towards recurrent expenditure.
He requested the Parliament to endorse his Sh125.1 billion budget.For his part, the Foreign and International Cooperation Shadow Minister, Mr Ezekia Wenje, said the government should explain a March 2011 circular by the Prime Minister that appeared to target relations between the Opposition, civil society groups and members of the diplomatic missions.
He questioned the government's commitment to the implementation of APRM. Mr Wenje said although the Parliament okayed Tanzania's decision to join APRM, the country has never been assessed because the government has been reluctant to avail the required money.
The minister told Parliament that the ministry and other relevant institutions of the government were determined to conclude the process so that it coincides with the enactment of a new constitution.For his part, President Jakaya Kikwete has publicly stated that he would wish to see the new constitution enacted before the 2015 General Election.
The government is currently preparing a revised bill to be tabled in Parliament in October to kick-start the review process. If the ministry will have its way, it could mean Tanzanians who have resided abroad for many years and even obtained foreign citizenship could regain their Tanzanian passports.
The current law criminalizes such an arrangement.Mr Membe told MPs during the tabling of his budget for 2011/12 that his ministry was in consultation with the Home Affairs ministry and the office of the attorney general to fine tune a dual citizenship bill to be tabled in the Parliament.
"We are due to present it to the Cabinet for discussions; after the discussions the Home Affairs minister will officially table the bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 Tanzania Citizenship Act," he said.
He also said the three government entities were working to eliminate some of the constraints that have been hindering Tanzanians living abroad to contribute to the country's economic development. One of the constraints was dual citizenship and MPs, including Ms Leticia Nyerere (Chadema – Special Seats) said the government was dillydallying on this matter for no apparent reason.
"It is unfortunate that this matter is taking unnecessarily long and it is time the government took the final move to act. We are segregating our own people for fear they will come and contest political office," said Ms Nyerere. She said no foreigner would use such an opportunity as best as would a Tanzanian citizen proper.According to Mr Membe, his ministry has reached an agreement with the Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania Revenues Authority, National Housing Corporation and other commercial entities to create a conducive legal environment for the Diasporas to contribute to the country's' economic development.
He said a team of experts from Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will arrive in the country in August to assess the government. According to Mr Membe, his ministry plans to collect Sh14.87 billion. He told the House that his ministry also plans to spend Sh44.5 billion in various development projects while Sh80.6 billion would go towards recurrent expenditure.
He requested the Parliament to endorse his Sh125.1 billion budget.For his part, the Foreign and International Cooperation Shadow Minister, Mr Ezekia Wenje, said the government should explain a March 2011 circular by the Prime Minister that appeared to target relations between the Opposition, civil society groups and members of the diplomatic missions.
He questioned the government's commitment to the implementation of APRM. Mr Wenje said although the Parliament okayed Tanzania's decision to join APRM, the country has never been assessed because the government has been reluctant to avail the required money.
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By In2EastAfrica - Sat Jul 23, 12:05 am
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe in Parliament yesterday. PHOTO | Edwin Mjwahuzi
Tanzania could grant dual citizenship to its nationals as early as 2014, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe said yesterday.
The minister told Parliament that the ministry and other relevant institutions of the government were determined to conclude the process so that it coincides with the enactment of a new constitution.For his part, President Jakaya Kikwete has publicly stated that he would wish to see the new constitution enacted before the 2015 General Election.
The government is currently preparing a revised bill to be tabled in Parliament in October to kick-start the review process. If the ministry will have its way, it could mean Tanzanians who have resided abroad for many years and even obtained foreign citizenship could regain their Tanzanian passports. The current law criminalises such an arrangement.Mr Membe told MPs during the tabling of his budget for 2011/12 that his ministry was in consultation with the Home Affairs ministry and the office of the attorney general to fine tune a dual citizenship bill to be tabled in the Parliament.
"We are due to present it to the Cabinet for discussions; after the discussions the Home Affairs minister will officially table the bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 Tanzania Citizenship Act," he said.
He also said the three government entities were working to eliminate some of the constraints that have been hindering Tanzanians living abroad to contribute to the country's economic development. One of the constraints was dual citizenship and MPs, including Ms Leticia Nyerere (Chadema – Special Seats) said the government was dillydallying on this matter for no apparent reason.
"It is unfortunate that this matter is taking unnecessarily long and it is time the government took the final move to act. We are segregating our own people for fear they will come and contest political office," said Ms Nyerere. She said no foreigner would use such an opportunity as best as would a Tanzanian citizen proper.
According to Mr Membe, his ministry has reached an agreement with the Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania Revenues Authority, National Housing Corporation and other commercial entities to create a conducive legal environment for the Diasporas to contribute to the country's' economic development.
He said a team of experts from Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will arrive in the country in August to assess the government. According to Mr Membe, his ministry plans to collect Sh14.87 billion. He told the House that his ministry also plans to spend Sh44.5 billion in various development projects while Sh80.6 billion would go towards recurrent expenditure. He requested the Parliament to endorse his Sh125.1 billion budget.
For his part, the Foreign and International Cooperation Shadow Minister, Mr Ezekia Wenje, said the government should explain a March 2011 circular by the Prime Minister that appeared to target relations between the Opposition, civil society groups and members of the diplomatic missions.
He questioned the government's commitment to the implementation of APRM. Mr Wenje said although the Parliament okayed Tanzania's decision to join APRM, the country has never been assessed because the government has been reluctant to avail the required money.
By Frank Kimboy, The Citizen
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe in Parliament yesterday. PHOTO | Edwin Mjwahuzi
Tanzania could grant dual citizenship to its nationals as early as 2014, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Bernard Membe said yesterday.
The minister told Parliament that the ministry and other relevant institutions of the government were determined to conclude the process so that it coincides with the enactment of a new constitution.For his part, President Jakaya Kikwete has publicly stated that he would wish to see the new constitution enacted before the 2015 General Election.
The government is currently preparing a revised bill to be tabled in Parliament in October to kick-start the review process. If the ministry will have its way, it could mean Tanzanians who have resided abroad for many years and even obtained foreign citizenship could regain their Tanzanian passports. The current law criminalises such an arrangement.Mr Membe told MPs during the tabling of his budget for 2011/12 that his ministry was in consultation with the Home Affairs ministry and the office of the attorney general to fine tune a dual citizenship bill to be tabled in the Parliament.
"We are due to present it to the Cabinet for discussions; after the discussions the Home Affairs minister will officially table the bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 Tanzania Citizenship Act," he said.
He also said the three government entities were working to eliminate some of the constraints that have been hindering Tanzanians living abroad to contribute to the country's economic development. One of the constraints was dual citizenship and MPs, including Ms Leticia Nyerere (Chadema – Special Seats) said the government was dillydallying on this matter for no apparent reason.
"It is unfortunate that this matter is taking unnecessarily long and it is time the government took the final move to act. We are segregating our own people for fear they will come and contest political office," said Ms Nyerere. She said no foreigner would use such an opportunity as best as would a Tanzanian citizen proper.
According to Mr Membe, his ministry has reached an agreement with the Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania Revenues Authority, National Housing Corporation and other commercial entities to create a conducive legal environment for the Diasporas to contribute to the country's' economic development.
He said a team of experts from Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) will arrive in the country in August to assess the government. According to Mr Membe, his ministry plans to collect Sh14.87 billion. He told the House that his ministry also plans to spend Sh44.5 billion in various development projects while Sh80.6 billion would go towards recurrent expenditure. He requested the Parliament to endorse his Sh125.1 billion budget.
For his part, the Foreign and International Cooperation Shadow Minister, Mr Ezekia Wenje, said the government should explain a March 2011 circular by the Prime Minister that appeared to target relations between the Opposition, civil society groups and members of the diplomatic missions.
He questioned the government's commitment to the implementation of APRM. Mr Wenje said although the Parliament okayed Tanzania's decision to join APRM, the country has never been assessed because the government has been reluctant to avail the required money.
By Frank Kimboy, The Citizen
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By Patrick Kisembo
29th July 2011
National IDs set to be issued by end of year
The government is drafting a policy that will restrict the number of foreigners seeking citizenship, Home Affairs minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha revealed in the House yesterday.
Tabling the 2011/12 Home Affairs ministry budget estimates, the minister said the process has already started, adding: The policy seeks to limits the number of foreigners granted citizenship by the government.
The minister would not reveal the number of foreigners who have applied for Tanzanian citizenship, but it is understood that the move comes in the wake of a massive influx of aliens into the country.
The minister said the government would put in place conditions specifying the number of people to be given citizenship every year.
According to Nahodha, the ministry granted 90 foreigners citizenship last year after they met the set conditions.
He told the House that most foreigners who were given citizenship were from India, Somalia, Rwanda, Lebanon, Finland, Yemen, Pakistan, Nigeria, Italy, Republic of Sudan, Zambia, Bangladesh and China.
A total of 625,308 foreigners entered the country between July 2010 and April 2011 as compared to 664,037 foreigners, who entered the country in the previous year, Nahodha said.
He requested the House to approve a total of 482.394bn/- for his ministrys 2011/12 financial year budget of which 283.638bn/- was for the police force, 3.025bn/- for fire brigade, 108.850bn/- prisons, 6.864bn/- the ministry headquarters and 80.015bn/- for the immigration department.
Further, he said that 627,884 foreigners left the country between July 2010 and April 2011 compared to 638,376 in the previous year.
The number of foreigners who have entered the country has fallen at an average of 38,729, equal to 5.8 per cent due to reasons related to economic crisis, said the Minister.
He told the House that in the 2010/11 financial year 12,563 foreigners were granted residential permits compared to 10,890, who got such permits in the previous year.
The number of residential permits issued increased by 1,673, equivalent to 15.4 percent during the period, he said.
The main reasons for this were the progress made in the world economy and the promising investment environment in the country, he said.
The minister told the House further that 32 Tanzanians were granted citizenship in foreign countries, including Kenya, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Zambia, Britain, Australia, Namibia, Sweden, China and Singapore.
Holding the government censured, the opposition camp in Parliament said there has been an increase in the flow of foreigners into Tanzania as if the country has no rules and regulations to check the anomaly.
The Shadow minister Godbless Lema made the remarks when tabling the alternative budget yesterday, saying illegal immigrants were openly moving in the countrys urban streets.
They are running their businesses as if they are citizens, he said citing people from Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India and China.
Majority of these people are living in the country without legal permits allowing them to do business, Lema said.
The opposition told the government that the habit of letting foreigners live in the country illegally, poses a big security threat especially in this era of terrorism.
The Parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security proposed that the government address the challenges facing the immigration department, saying it has been lacking communications facilities.
Mohamed Khatib (CCM) tabling the committees report on behalf of its chairman, Edward Lowassa (Monduli, CCM) said the department needs to be empowered to cope with the challenges it is facing.
Meanwhile, the minister said that issuance of the National Identity Cards (IDs) is expected to start at the end of this year.
It is going to start at the end of this year with the issuance of IDs to some segments of the countrys population, the minister said.
He mentioned those to be issued with the IDs as public servants, college and university students and businessmen.
According to the minister, the IDs would help the possessor to solve many problems including checking ghost workers in the public service.
They would also make it easy to identify higher-education students who qualify for government loans, strengthen security and simplify identification of voters.
Nahodha said the National Identification Authority (NIDA), the government agency overseeing implementation of the project, has already finalised procedures to acquire plots for construction of its offices in all districts on the Mainland.
The 355bn/- project would enable the government to widen revenue collections from the current 1,570,000 taxpayers to 12 million.
The government signed an agreement with IRIS Corporation Behard of Malaysia to implement the project on April 21 this year, and the firm has started working on the project, Nahodha said.
He said that between 25milion and 26 million citizens will be given the IDs.
The opposition camp reacting to the ministers speech blamed the government for the delays in issuing the IDs.
Shadow minister Godbless Lema advised NIDA management to speed up the project in the interest of the nation so that by 2014 every Tanzanian who qualifies for the ID would have one.
He also proposed that the electoral commission should make use of the IDs in the 2015 general elections.
For its part, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security differed with the opposition, saying work on the IDs has been progressing well.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
29th July 2011
National IDs set to be issued by end of year
The government is drafting a policy that will restrict the number of foreigners seeking citizenship, Home Affairs minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha revealed in the House yesterday.
Tabling the 2011/12 Home Affairs ministry budget estimates, the minister said the process has already started, adding: The policy seeks to limits the number of foreigners granted citizenship by the government.
The minister would not reveal the number of foreigners who have applied for Tanzanian citizenship, but it is understood that the move comes in the wake of a massive influx of aliens into the country.
The minister said the government would put in place conditions specifying the number of people to be given citizenship every year.
According to Nahodha, the ministry granted 90 foreigners citizenship last year after they met the set conditions.
He told the House that most foreigners who were given citizenship were from India, Somalia, Rwanda, Lebanon, Finland, Yemen, Pakistan, Nigeria, Italy, Republic of Sudan, Zambia, Bangladesh and China.
A total of 625,308 foreigners entered the country between July 2010 and April 2011 as compared to 664,037 foreigners, who entered the country in the previous year, Nahodha said.
He requested the House to approve a total of 482.394bn/- for his ministrys 2011/12 financial year budget of which 283.638bn/- was for the police force, 3.025bn/- for fire brigade, 108.850bn/- prisons, 6.864bn/- the ministry headquarters and 80.015bn/- for the immigration department.
Further, he said that 627,884 foreigners left the country between July 2010 and April 2011 compared to 638,376 in the previous year.
The number of foreigners who have entered the country has fallen at an average of 38,729, equal to 5.8 per cent due to reasons related to economic crisis, said the Minister.
He told the House that in the 2010/11 financial year 12,563 foreigners were granted residential permits compared to 10,890, who got such permits in the previous year.
The number of residential permits issued increased by 1,673, equivalent to 15.4 percent during the period, he said.
The main reasons for this were the progress made in the world economy and the promising investment environment in the country, he said.
The minister told the House further that 32 Tanzanians were granted citizenship in foreign countries, including Kenya, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Zambia, Britain, Australia, Namibia, Sweden, China and Singapore.
Holding the government censured, the opposition camp in Parliament said there has been an increase in the flow of foreigners into Tanzania as if the country has no rules and regulations to check the anomaly.
The Shadow minister Godbless Lema made the remarks when tabling the alternative budget yesterday, saying illegal immigrants were openly moving in the countrys urban streets.
They are running their businesses as if they are citizens, he said citing people from Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India and China.
Majority of these people are living in the country without legal permits allowing them to do business, Lema said.
The opposition told the government that the habit of letting foreigners live in the country illegally, poses a big security threat especially in this era of terrorism.
The Parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security proposed that the government address the challenges facing the immigration department, saying it has been lacking communications facilities.
Mohamed Khatib (CCM) tabling the committees report on behalf of its chairman, Edward Lowassa (Monduli, CCM) said the department needs to be empowered to cope with the challenges it is facing.
Meanwhile, the minister said that issuance of the National Identity Cards (IDs) is expected to start at the end of this year.
It is going to start at the end of this year with the issuance of IDs to some segments of the countrys population, the minister said.
He mentioned those to be issued with the IDs as public servants, college and university students and businessmen.
According to the minister, the IDs would help the possessor to solve many problems including checking ghost workers in the public service.
They would also make it easy to identify higher-education students who qualify for government loans, strengthen security and simplify identification of voters.
Nahodha said the National Identification Authority (NIDA), the government agency overseeing implementation of the project, has already finalised procedures to acquire plots for construction of its offices in all districts on the Mainland.
The 355bn/- project would enable the government to widen revenue collections from the current 1,570,000 taxpayers to 12 million.
The government signed an agreement with IRIS Corporation Behard of Malaysia to implement the project on April 21 this year, and the firm has started working on the project, Nahodha said.
He said that between 25milion and 26 million citizens will be given the IDs.
The opposition camp reacting to the ministers speech blamed the government for the delays in issuing the IDs.
Shadow minister Godbless Lema advised NIDA management to speed up the project in the interest of the nation so that by 2014 every Tanzanian who qualifies for the ID would have one.
He also proposed that the electoral commission should make use of the IDs in the 2015 general elections.
For its part, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security differed with the opposition, saying work on the IDs has been progressing well.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
mbongopopo
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I hope JK atasukuma hii kitu ipite kabla hajaondoka, miaka inaenda na 2015 ni kesho kutwa.
Kuna mtu yoyote ana update juu ya hili jambo?
wanavyochambana juu ya katiba wanaiongelea hii popote?
:flypig:
Kuna mtu yoyote ana update juu ya hili jambo?
wanavyochambana juu ya katiba wanaiongelea hii popote?
:flypig:
EMT
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I think dual citizenship will be great and may benefit Tanzania in many ways, not only economically but also in development wise. Take for example our neighbour country Kenya, it has improved a lot compared to our Country. The government need to think about this carefully!
I think it should also do that quickly . The minister responsible should act instead of being busy fighting for presidency
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