Njeri,
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QUESTIONS FOR THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT
By Kenyan professionals working outside Kenya
What is the Kenya government doing to ensure that the Kenyans abroad return back to the country to develop their motherland, and return their monies and properties acquired abroad to Kenya? This question must be answered in the light of the following three dimensions:
• According to the current laws passed in our motherland, Kenyans who have been out of their country for more than six years (maybe less) cannot participate in Kenyan parliamentary election as voters. The government can pass a resolution exempting Kenyans working abroad from this requirement.
• According to the current legislation in our motherland, Kenyans who are overseas and who have purchased vehicles of left hand drive, like are available in most countries such as DR Congo, Angola, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc cannot take back home their cars. What about tax exemption from other properties acquired while working abroad? The government can pass a resolution and have it gazetted widely, exempting Kenyans working abroad from these requirements.
• According to our current legislation we have no provision (like in Tanzania) for dual citizenship. This means that our children who are studying outside our country, if they marry (even if they marry fellow Kenyans) and get children who will automatically get foreign citizenships of the countries where they are born cannot be Kenyans and participate in building our nation. This in itself discourages us from thinking of investing in Kenya where our children’s children have no future
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