"Amakuru y'aba motard Ku gitikinyoni" ; abashoferi baparika za Howo z'imicanga ngo hari abanze guparika aho baberetse, baguma iruhande rw'ikiraro ngo imodoka Niza ba afande na ba commiseri @Rwandapolice@RURA_RWANDA@CityofKigali, burya ni ba ntakumirwa se !
@rrainfo , system yo kwakira abantu Kicukiro sonatube ni Sawa, ariko rero, iyo abakira abantu kuri za counter zanyu, ibintu biba bipfuye pe, ibaze counter 5, hakaba Hari umuntu umwe ukora wenyine ! Izo ni ingero ! Turi 10:55
I honestly thought we had moved beyond this kind of thinking. Throughout our history, many Ugandans have lived in Rwanda for years, studied in Rwanda, worked in Rwanda, built families in Rwanda, and in some cases legally acquired Rwandan citizenship and passports. Today, many of them continue to live productive lives, either in Uganda, Rwanda, or elsewhere in the world.
So what is wrong with a Munyarwanda who also holds Ugandan nationality, or a Ugandan who holds another nationality? In an increasingly interconnected world, dual citizenship is not a sign of divided loyalty. It is a reflection of modern realities. People study abroad, marry across borders, invest in different countries, and build careers that transcend national boundaries.
If we look at Europe, one of the reasons the continent has achieved significant economic and political integration is because many countries moved beyond narrow notions of identity. Citizens can live, work, study, and invest across borders with relative ease. Their focus has increasingly been on creating opportunities, facilitating trade, attracting talent, and strengthening regional cooperation rather than questioning people’s belonging simply because they have ties to more than one country.
Africa often speaks about regional integration through organizations such as the East African Community and the African Union. Yet, at times, we still struggle to accept the very principles that integration requires. We cannot genuinely advocate for free movement of people, regional markets, and continental unity while simultaneously treating dual nationality or cross-border identities with suspicion.
The reality is that Africans have always moved across borders. Many of today’s national boundaries were drawn during the colonial era and often divided communities, families, and ethnic groups that had lived together for generations. It is therefore not surprising that many people feel connected to more than one country.
This mentality of viewing identity as a zero-sum issue can hold us back. Instead of asking why someone has links to more than one nation, we should be asking how those connections can contribute to investment, knowledge transfer, trade, innovation, and stronger regional cooperation.
Africa’s future will not be built by erecting more barriers between its people. It will be built by embracing openness, mobility, and the understanding that a person can belong to more than one place while still contributing positively to all of them. That is not a weakness. In today’s world, it is an advantage. #Uganda #UOX @ntvuganda@Parliament_Ug #KiUgandaKinyuma