Dual Citizenship: What’s Next?

Dear Tanzanian Diaspora,

The Committees of the Tanzanian Constitutional Assembly will meet to discuss “dual citizenship” issues on Monday, August 11^th, 2014.

We, the Leaders of the Tanzanian Diaspora in the United States, in collaboration with Honorable Kadari Singo, our Representative in the Constitutional Assembly, have managed to bring an “Immigration and Dual Citizenship Expert” to Dodoma to speak with the members of the Assembly in order to provide them with some useful information on how to evaluate our petition for dual citizenship. We expect that the Expert will clarify some of the issues raised by the opponents of our motion in the Assembly. 

This is the very first and initial stage. The outcomes of  Monday’s discussions will then be brought to the Constitutional Assembly by the Committees and will be used to determine whether there is a need to grant the permission that allows Tanzanians living abroad to naturalize and obtain a second citizenship.

As this is a very important moment, we implore every Tanzanian either living in the Diaspora or living in Tanzania to help move this motion forward by reaching out to their members of the parliament or to their representatives in the Assembly in order to convince them to support us when our motion will be tabled in the different Committees and in the Constitutional Assembly.  Please reach out to everybody you know who will be able to make a difference.

We thank you all for cooperating with us in this matter as we look forward to convincing every member of the Constitutional Assembly that our petition for dual citizenship will bring more successes than failures in the pursuit of Tanzania’s freedom, economic development and welfare. 

Thank You All.

On behalf of the leaders of the Tanzanian Diaspora in the United States, 

Deogratius Mhella.

The Secretary.

Below is the list of the Names of the Leaders of the Tanzanian in the United States who are on the Committee:

• Iddi Sandaly,
  The Chairman of the Diaspora Committee and the President
  Association of the Tanzanian Community in Washington, DC
  Cell : 1-301-613-5165;
• Deogratius Mhella,
  The Secretary of the Committee and the Secretary
  of the New York Tanzanian Community, York
  Cell: 201-252-7220;
• Benedict Kazora,
  President
  Tanzania Community in Dallas, Texas
  Cell : 1-269-873-0937;
• Ndaga Mwakabuta,
  President,
  Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America (DICOTA),
  Cell: 1-612-720-1791;
• Kadari Singo, The Diaspora Representative in the Constituent’s Assembly, California.
• Hajji Khamis ,
  Chairman,
  Association of Tanzanian Community in New York
  Cell : 1-347-623-8965;
• Omar Ali
  Chairman,
  Zanzibar Diaspora Association (ZADIA)
  Cell : 1-215-459-4449;
• Emil Muta,
  Tanzania Community in Washington State
  Cell : 1-269-873-0937;
• Rabia Dahal, Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania, Los Angeles, Email: radahal@aol.com
  cell: 818-378-6076;
• Dr. Mathias Kaaya,
  Mwenyekiti Msaidizi  wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania San Francisco
  cell: 510-290-9708;
• John Kazola, M,wenyekiti ewa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Georgia, Email: jkazilo@gmail.com
  cell: 678-362-8238;
• James Kitia, Rais wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Midwest, Email: jkitia@yahoo.com
  cell: 773-747-4225;
• Emil Muta, Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania, Washington States, Emil66muta@yahoo.com
  cell: 253-952-0579
• John Adhero, Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Kansas City, Email: adheroj@yahoo.com
  cell: 316-644-0828
• Sangiwa Eliamani, Rais wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania New England, Email: sangiwa@newenglandumoja.net
  or 736qibusdad@gmail.com
• Nuru Mazora, Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Houston, Email: thc.leaders@gmail.com cell: 832-630-8090;
• Alfred Nkunga, Katibu wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Houston, Email: thc.leaders@gmail.com
• Geoffrey Lepana, Mwenyekiti wa Watanzania wa North Carolina, Email: lepana.geoffrey@yahoo.com cell: 336-512-8097;
• Doreen Kobero, Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Florida. Email:ddkobero@gmail.com Cell: 850-320-2290.
• Iddy Mtango, Mwakilishi wa Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania, California. Email: iddymtango@yahoo.com Cell: 323-496-4920.
• Alfred Mbele, Mwakilishi wa Wisconsin, Email: alfredmbele@yahoo.com
• Michael Chiume, Vice Chairman, New York Tanzanian Community, New York, Email: kwachac@aol.com Cell: 646-662-6999.
• Jacob Kinyemi, Mwakilishi kutoka Ubalozi wa Tanzania New York. Email: yacob1972@yahoo.com Cell: 202-629-7841.
• Shamis Abdulla, Katibu Zanzibar Diaspora, Email: Albimani@gmail.com Cell: 202-509-1355
• Viola Mbise, Katibu wa Jumuiya ya Watanzania Dallas. Email:vmbise@yahoo.com Cell: 405-613-3445.