Tuesday, June 21, 2005

All Eyes on the White Paper and Dual Citizenship


Faith by the Farmers' Market stairs in Hamilton, Ontario.


Faith fantasizes about the land of her ancestors so far away, she dreams of a day when she and her younger sister Primrose will embark on that journey of self discovery, constantly ponders about her grand parents and cousins. That time will certainly come, but will the land of her ancestors and the people that inhabit it welcome her as their OWN? Will her quest of feeling of community and her vision of the African paradise be fulfilled? Thats the predicament of Uganda and her wandering people today! The issue of dual citizenship has been relegated to the gutters of the white paper by her own people. A nation born outside Uganda's boundaries is a nation destined to contribute to our country too!
Give a serious thought about bringing back dual citizenship to the debating tables, that way Faith would not feel or be seen as a stranger whilst on that dream journey of re-inventing her inner self visiting with the land of her ancestors.