Caroline Nalule and Anna Nambooze citizen of the United Kingdom and the colonies or as a British protected person39. • By registration under the transitional provisions40: the categories of people below would upon making an application before 9 December 1963 or such other date as may be specified by an Act of Parliament, be registered as a citizen of Tanganyika. a) A person born in Tanganyika who had neither parent born in Tanganyika. Parents or guardians of minor children could make the application on their behalf. b) A woman who on 8 December 1961 was or had been married to a person who subsequently became, or would, but for his death have become, a citizen of Tanganyika by birth or registration. c) A woman who on 8 December 1961 was married to a man who subsequently became a citizen by registration. d) A woman who on the 8 December 1961 had been married to a person that was entitled to register as a citizen, but whose marriage had been terminated. e) Any person who on 8 December 1961 was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, having become such a citizen by virtue of his having been naturalized or registered in Tanganyika under the British Nationality Act, 1948(a). • By naturalisation on an on-going basis a) Any woman who married a citizen of Tanganyika after 8 December 1961 was entitled to apply for registration as a citizen41. b) Persons that were not eligible or were no longer eligible for citizenship under the provisions of the constitution would acquire citizenship as stipulated by an Act of Parliament42. • Dual citizenship was recognised only insofar as one had not yet attained 21 years of age. Once they attained 21 years were required to renounce the other citizenship if they wished to retain the Tanganyikan citizenship43. Persons under this category were given a period of two years from 9 December 1961 within which to renounce any other citizenship, lest they cease to be Tanganyika citizens. • Commonwealth citizenship44 was accorded to citizens of Tanganyika, United Kingdom and Colonies, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan. Ceylon, Ghana, the Federation of Malaya, the Federation of Nigeria, the Republic of Cyprus, Sierra Leonie, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and the State of Singapore. This status also extended to persons who were British subjects but without status under the British Nationality Act, 1948(a). This citizenship was meant, one, to promote African unity with other African countries, but also it was thought that it would ease immigration for Tanganyikans to the UK and other commonwealth countries. Arguably, these aspirations did not exactly pan out, specifically the latter45. 39 Ibid, section 4. Ibid, section 2 (1-6). 41 Ibid, section 5. 42 Ibid, section 9 (1). 43 Ibid, section 6. 44 Ibid, section 7. 45 Miller, supra note 19, pp. 103-4. 40 RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2020/6 - © 2020 Author(s) 7