STATELESSNESS AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
List of Tables
Table 1: Right to nationality based on birth in the territory ................................................... 11
Table 2: Right to nationality based on descent ....................................................................... 13
Table 3: Right to transmit nationality to a spouse .................................................................. 14
Table 4: Countries permitting and prohibiting dual nationality for adults ............................. 15
Table 5: Right to acquire nationality by naturalisation ........................................................... 18
Table 6: Conditions for loss or deprivation of nationality....................................................... 21
Table 7: Renunciation and reacquisition ................................................................................. 22
List of Boxes
Gaps in nationality laws contributing to statelessness ......................................................... 24
Identity vetting in Kenya ........................................................................................................ 32
Weaknesses in nationality administration ............................................................................ 37
Stateless child born in Tanzania............................................................................................. 40
A taxonomy of statelessness ................................................................................................. 45
Kenyan Asians at risk of statelessness ................................................................................... 52
Stories from Operation Kimbunga ......................................................................................... 62
Naturalisation of refugees in Tanzania .................................................................................. 66
When is lack of identity documentation evidence of statelessness? .................................... 83
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