Kenya's new law bars dual citizens from holding diplomatic positions

Kenyan passport.

Kenya has enacted a new law that bars people holding dual citizenship from serving in the foreign service. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Kenya has enacted a new law that bars people holding dual citizenship from serving in the foreign service.

President Uhuru Kenyatta's assent to the law, which sponsored by the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations of Kenya’s National Assembly, means people who hold two citizenships must relinquish the foreign one before being eligible for appointment as ambassadors.