"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." (Matthew 6:24 - New King James Version).
Similarly one cannot belong to two countries, and serve these two countries equally. His or her loyalty will definitely be in question.
However, I believe Dual citizenship to be worse than serving two masters, worse than the promiscuity of a husband or wife who chooses not to have one lover but prefers a "nyumba ndogo" to satisfy his/her gluttonous, carnal and covetous needs, it is more so similar to homosexual tendencies whereby people born male (want to) behave as female and those born as female (want to) behave as male, choosing to belong to both and to neither all at the same time! Confusing society! What toilets should they use? How should they be addressed e.t.c.
If you have a gender identity crisis HAVE A SEX CHANGE AND LIVE WITH IT! Save society the confusion.
Equally dual citizenship will fuel rise of such characters who will confuse society, to whom I equally say HAVE YOUR CITZENSHIP CHANGED AND LIVE WITH IT! You will confuse society! Are you Tanzanian or American? If there is conflict of interest in business or political interactions are you with us or against us? Where will your vote be?
Advocates of dual citizenship use the possibility of Direct Foreign Investment (DFI) as an advantage of this idea. AN ADVANTAGE TO WHOM I ASK? The 90% of poor peasant farmers in rural Tanzania who are the ones we need to alleviate from the burden of poverty or the 0.5% elites and 9.5% middle class easing their way into laundering more wealth for themselves here in TZ while taking profits abroad to take advantage of high interest rates and non volatile economies? (Who wants to save millions in a volatile economy of any African country?)
Dual citizenship will further increase the already large gap between the have and the have nots in Tanzania, a recipe for certain disaster! There will come a time that the poor will say no more to the injustices perpetrated by others under the guise of accelerated development. Tanzania will become another Zimbabwe when the have nots who are a majority of the population will rise and rebel since they will not be profiting from a proclaimed "strong economy"!
Supporters of dual citizenship should realize that there is more that our country needs than their promises of possible investment. For money is the creation of men, here today gone tomorrow, setting our principles and country laws on such a volatile entity is very unwise, but patriotism is the true measure of character and a persons worth, to serve his or her country no matter what the situation. If you have money to invest in TZ, come and invest it and employ us to run it, won't dual citizenship give more jobs to "foreigners" as they undoubtedly have an advantage. There will be an influx of foreign workers and the poor Tanzanian as always will be left out!
It's a shame to see our brothers and sisters having been corrupted by the mighty dollar, and to think that they can come flash their money and lure us to a trap set to lock us in poverty and create extreme wealth to an elite few! I say keep your money and enjoy your western life!
I AM READY TO TAKE ARMS FOR THIS CAUSE AND FOR MY COUNTRY, THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU?(and which country will that be I wonder? Male or female I wonder?)
Dear Nyamgluu!
I must confess that you are totally wrong in your arguments! I suspect that you are motivated by a limited number of factors that are somehow embedded within your mind (like advantages of some investment incentives) and convince yourself that by opposing the dual citizenship you are actually fighting for your country!
Furthermore you confuse yourself and other members by comparing dual citizenship with serving two masters, wife - husband situation and sexuality. How come? Wel to confuse you further, I may be a transexual and a citizen of three countries! How about that!
History has taught us that it is very costly to learn from ones own mistakes. It is wise to learn from mistakes of others if and when conditions bear similarity. I do not know your location and history awareness, but must remind you a number of occurences: France was liberated from Hitler's occupation, amongst others by forces that resided outside france during world war II, Israel is being financed, its security assured, its problems solved mainly by a huge number of Israel citizens or descendants thjat are in the U.S.A. and western europe, and that even as we discuss, United Kingdom regards white Zimbabweans as the citizens of UK, and that is why they pay so much attention to their situation.
You do not slve the problems of "haves" and "have not" by discriminating those you think "haves" from coming back according to their wishes to live and or invest in Tanzania. You do solve this problem by "jobs" and "wealth creation". To do so you need investments, capital, flow of ideas etc. Mind you, your stance is far from being patriotic. You are actually being radical nationalistic. We do not need that in peaceful Tanzania. Wake up!
Denying Tanzanians dual and even tri-citizenship is denying them a nd their descendants a basic human right that they deserve. These people have a lot to payback to our social, economical and even political arenas that this country needs and deserve as well. If anyone is against exploitation of Tanzanians, take a closer look at some foreigners in the country who are employed as "expatriates" and being paid huge sums of money, allowances, allocated servants and drivers at 24 hrs disposal, while they have little or no knowledge of what they are doing! Personally I know a few, who were ice cream venders or did some odd jobs back home in europe before being given the "expatriate status". Fake foreign companies that are given rights to explore our natural resources almost for free, pay no taxes, and take all the profit outside the country! This is the real exploitation that you should be against and fighting! Examples are endless....
I hope that I have helped open and broaden the debate, setting he horizons further than the end of our noses.