@ Mukiha,Tony Stark & all those opposed to dual citizenship
Is every decision made in the national agenda meant to benefit you? I don't think so. When Kenya hosted people running away from countries in turmoil,you paid for it through taxation; did you directly gain? When government raises taxes,do you benefit directly? When questionable 'expatriates' are given work permits,how does this benefit you?
And just because you are not gaining,does not mean it is purposeless or that someone else should not!
Kenyans in diaspora need dual citizenship for several reasons; one being not to have to obtain and renew entry visas every so often when they are back in Kenya. Even though visa renewal is a revenue source,most people may bring in more productivity to the economy if they do not have to think that someone with ulterior motives can opt to deny them stay.
Most people left to improve their situations and I see nothing wrong with that.They still have strong links back home (including spouses and children) and strong desire to return back someday. I see nothing wrong with that either. Many have taken up their foreign country's residence or citizenship so as access services and be able to work. They pay tax where they work/earn income,i.e. to the host's taxation authority,and tax on their investments in Kenya to KRA. Some send remittances,others invest and some do both.
Increase in property values in Kenya is not a diaspora effect alone as some contend. People in Kenya have had access to cheaper loans + other liquidity sources,in the last couple years and have naturally turned to property investment for higher returns.
As Ceasar mentions,some Kenyan non-citizens may be more enthusiastic in investing if they had claim to their original country's citizenship. Not knowing how existing and future laws would affect them,many would rather hold back and only send remittances. Sending remittances is but just a small % of resources the diaspora members can put to work in the economy.
As someone mentioned,people pay taxes where they earn,so anyone who earns in Kenya will pay taxes in Kenya. Where this and other matters (voting,holding elective or political office,etc) conflict,they can be legislated. That is what parliament is for.
Besides,there are ways to go about things too,in absence of dual citizenship (so why deny it?)
One is for a family to have one member maintain Kenyan Citizenship and be the primary front in Kenya,while the other family member(s) maintain the foreign country's citizenship.
Another is simply to renounce Foreign country's citizenship when one return's home.
I for one have maintained my Kenyan citizenship,and my host country does not require me to be a citizen to access most services,so that is one way I go around this issue!
'Debt may go bad but it never rots.' Chinua Achebe