Parliament must complete the Equal Citizenship journey begun in 1996

The Council of State has advised against the bipartisan Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove the remaining constitutional restrictions on dual citizens holding certain public offices notwithstanding the President's repeated support for the reform.

The affected offices include Member of Parliament, the Executive (Ministers, Secretary to the Cabinet, Ambassadors), members of constitutional commissions, founding members, executives and leaders of political parties, and the heads of key security services. ...