Sunday, March 26, 2017

Citizenship



Hullo. Welcome.

Citizenship

There is Citizenship in the modern sense and Citizenship in the traditional sense. For example “Ndi Muganda Ddala” (i.e I am a true Muganda)

Women in traditional dress style

A true Muganda



In law, (according to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), citizenship denotes a link between a person and a state. A person who does not have citizenship in any state is called stateless. The modern sense of citizenship is usually based on one or more of these factors:

Legal Factors of Citizenship

  1. Parents are citizens. If a person has one or both parents who are citizens of a given nation, then the person is generally presumed to be a citizen as well.
  2. Marriage to a citizen. Citizenship can also be obtained by marrying a citizen.
  3. Permanent residency within a country of which he or she is not a citizen.
 

A Uganda passport


Historically (here in Buganda) a person can respectively be called a true Muganda according to any of the following conditions:

Traditional Factors of Citizenship

  1. Muganda Kasangwaawo
  2. Muganda Kaswa
  3. Muganda Nama- ddala


TROPICAL RAINFALL