There’s no Banyarwanda tribe please!
SIR— The Uganda Banyarwanda Cultural Development Association (Umubano) is agitating for constitutional recognition as a “Banyarwanda tribe†in Uganda according to The New Vision of May 7.
SIR— The Uganda Banyarwanda Cultural Development Association (Umubano) is agitating for constitutional recognition as a “Banyarwanda tribe†in Uganda according to The New Vision of May 7.
I have a problem with the perception of a “Banyarwanda tribe†in Uganda. Firstly, I am not aware of a tribe called Banyarwanda anywhere, not even in Rwanda itself. There are many Ugandans of Rwandese extraction who should be constitutionally recognised just as such.
Secondly, the term “tribe†denotes a nationality, to wit, the citizens of Rwanda. Until our Government sorts out the issue of dual citizenship, there is no way anyone can claim to be 100% Munyarwanda and 100% Ugandan at the same time. I wish the Constitution Review Commission and the Immigration Department, took note of these matters and acted accordingly.
Shaban Bin Asa
Kampala
I have a problem with the perception of a “Banyarwanda tribe†in Uganda. Firstly, I am not aware of a tribe called Banyarwanda anywhere, not even in Rwanda itself. There are many Ugandans of Rwandese extraction who should be constitutionally recognised just as such.
Secondly, the term “tribe†denotes a nationality, to wit, the citizens of Rwanda. Until our Government sorts out the issue of dual citizenship, there is no way anyone can claim to be 100% Munyarwanda and 100% Ugandan at the same time. I wish the Constitution Review Commission and the Immigration Department, took note of these matters and acted accordingly.
Shaban Bin Asa
Kampala