CJS E211 Lecture 10: CJS E211- Class 10
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There is two ways in which citizenship can be lost. A citizen of kenya is free to renounce his kenya citizenship but he may do so only if he is of full age and capacity. By deprivation (taking away citizenship from someone by government) The kenyan citizenship also may be lost by deprivation. But the deprivation applies only to those citizens who acquire kenya citizenship by registration or naturalization. A person may be deprived from citizenships in following cases: A) have shown himself to the government being disloyal towards kenya. B) has during the war in which the country was engaged, traded with or otherwise assisted the enemy. C) has, within five years of registration or nationalization been sentenced for more than twelve months imprisonment. E) has obtained his registration or naturalization by fraud, false representation or concealment of a material fact. Provisions of the law of persons on domicile and residence.