MDC embraces dual citizenship

Yesterday, I attended a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan where the party was once again trying to set-up a new Michigan branch after experiencing some setbacks in recent years. To be fair, the recent mass exodus of Zimbabweans to neighbouring Canada took a toll on the MDC community in the USA in terms of numbers but the situation seems to be stabilizing and it may be about the right time to try again.I went there to observe the process and learn a few things about the party. In the end, what struck me was the interest of so many people to drive huge distances across the Midwest to be part of this process. Unfortunately, Zimbabwean women were nowhere to be seen, represented by the American spouse of a Zimbabwean man and a native Zimbabwean woman who arrived towards the end of the gathering.But the real news of the day was the announcement by a member of the MDC USA provincial executive that the party would work to make dual citizenship possible under the proposed new constitution. As you know, this is an issue that I feel rather strongly about. I just do not know how representative this particular official's views are of the movement's official position on this matter, perhaps the most important issue for Zimbabweans in the diaspora.