Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), every person born in the United Republic on or after
Union Day shall be deemed to have become and to have continued to be a citizen of the United
Republic with effect from the date of his birth, and with effect from the commencement of this
Act shall become and continue to be a citizen of the United Republic, subject to the provisions of
section 30.

Subject to the provisions of subsection (3), any person who is not a citizen of the United Republic may, being a person of full age and capacity, on making an application in that behalf to the Minister, and on satisfying the provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act, be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic, and be granted a certificate of naturalization.

A person shall not be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic under this section except after he has made a declaration in writing in the prescribed form renouncing, or indicating his willingness, before the legal restrictions, to renounce, any other nationality or citizenship he may possess and any claim to the protection of any other country, and taken an oath of allegiance in the form specified in the First Schedule to this Act.

The Minister may cause the minor child of any citizen of the United Republic to be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic upon application made in the prescribed manner by a parent or guardian of the child.

Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and of section 6, a woman who is married to a citizen of the United Republic shall at any time during the lifetime of the husband be entitled, upon making an application in the prescribed form, to be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic.

Paragraph (a): He has resided in the United Republic throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application.
Paragraph (b): During the ten years immediately preceding the said period of twelve months, he has resided in the United Republic for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than seven years.
Paragraph (c): He has an adequate knowledge of Kiswahili or the English language.
Paragraph (d): He is of good character.
Paragraph (e): In terms of his past and potential contribution to the national economy, or scientific and technological advancement and to the national social and cultural welfare, he would be a suitable citizen of the United Republic.
Paragraph (f): He intends, if naturalized, to continue to reside permanently in the United Republic

Persons born outside the United Republic on or after Union day
Every person born outside the United Republic on or after Union Day shall, with effect from the date of his birth, be deemed to have become and to have continued to be, and with effect from the commencement of this Act shall become and continue to be, a citizen of the United Republic if at the date of his birth his father or mother is or was a citizen of the United Republic otherwise than by descent, subject to the
provisions of section 3

Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and of section 6, a woman who is married to a citizen of
the United Republic shall at any time during the life-time of the husband be entitled, upon making
an application in the prescribed form, to be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic.

The Minister may cause the minor child of any citizen of the United Republic to be naturalized as a citizen of the United Republic upon application made in the prescribed manner by a parent or guardian of the child.

The Minister may deprive any citizen of the United Republic, other than a citizen by birth or descent, of his citizenship if he is satisfied that such citizen has acquired the citizenship by means of fraud, false representation, or concealment of any material fact.