Vacation of office of member of Parliament

English

(1)The office of a member of Parliament becomes vacant—

(a)if the member dies;

(b)if, during any session of Parliament, the member is absent from eight sittings of the relevant House without permission, in writing, from the Speaker, and is unable to offer a satisfactory explanation for the absence to the relevant committee;

(c)if the member is otherwise removed from office under this Constitution or legislation enacted under Article 80;

(d)if the member resigns from Parliament in writing to the Speaker;

(e)if, having been elected to Parliament—

(i)as a member of a political party, the member resigns from that party or is deemed to have resigned from the party as determined in accordance with the legislation contemplated in clause (2); or

(ii)as an independent candidate, the member joins a political party;

(f)at the end of the term of the relevant House; or

(g)if the member becomes disqualified for election to Parliament under Article 99 (2) (d) to (h).

(3)Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the circumstances under which a member of a political party shall be deemed, for the purposes of clause (1) (e), to have resigned from the party.

Kiswahili

Mbunge kuondoka ofisini

(1)Kiti cha Mbunge kitakuwa wazi—

(a)ikiwa mwakilishi wadi huyo atafariki dunia;

(b)ikiwa, katika kipindi chochote cha vikao vya Bunge, mwanachama huyo hajahudhuria vikao vinane vya kitengo cha bunge husika bila ruhusa ya Spika wa kitengo chake cha bunge kwa njia ya maandishi, na ameshindwa kutoa sababu ya kuridhisha kwa kamati husika kuhusu kutohudhuria kwake;

(c)ikiwa mwanachama huyo ameondolewa ofisini vinginevyo chini ya Katiba hii au chini ya sheria iliyotungwa chini ya Kifungu cha 80;

(d)ikiwa mbunge huyo atajiuzulu kwa kumwandikia barua Spika;

(e)ikiwa, baada ya kuchaguliwa katika Bunge––

(i)kama mwanachama katika chama cha kisiasa, mwanachama huyo ajiuzulu kutoka kwa chama hicho au achukuliwe kuwa amejiuzulu kutoka kwa chama hicho kama inavyobainishwa kulingana na sheria inayozingatiwa katika ibara ya (2); au

(ii)kama mgombea huru, mwanachama huyo atajiunga na chama cha kisiasa;

(f)baada ya kukamilika kwa muhula wa Bunge husika; au

(g)ikiwa mbunge huyo hatastahiki tena kuchaguliwa katika uchaguzi wa Bunge chini ya Kifungu cha 99 (2) (d) hadi (h).

(2)Bunge litatunga sheria litakalotoa hali ambazo mwanachama wa chama cha kisiasa atachukuliwa kuwa amejiuzulu kutoka chama hicho, kwa madhumuni ya ibara ya (1) (e).