Miswada ya Fedha
Kiswahili
(1)Mswada wa fedha hauwezi kushughulikia suala lingine lolote isipokuwa tu yale ambayo yameorodheshwa katika ufafanuzi wa “Mswada wa fedha” katika ibara ya (3).
(2)ikiwa, kwa maoni ya Spika wa Bunge la Kitaifa, hoja linatoa mwongozo kwa suala lililotajwa katika ufafanuzi wa “Mswada wa fedha”, Bunge linaweza kuendelea tu kwa mujibu wa mapendekezo ya kamati husika ya Bunge baada ya kuzingatia maoni ya Waziri wa fedha.
(3)Katika Katiba hii, ‘Mswada wa fedha’ unamaanisha, kando na Mswada uliotajwa katika Kifungu cha 218, Mswada ambao unahusu-—
(a)ushuru;
(b)Kutozwa kwa malipo katika hazina ya umma au ubadilishaji au kuondolewa kwa mojawapo ya malipo hayo;
(c)kugawa, kupokea, kutunza, kuwekeza au kutoa pesa za umma;
(d)kutafuta au kudhamini mkopo wowote au ulipaji wake; au
(e)maswala yanayohusiana na maswala yaliyotajwa hapo juu.
(4)katika ibara ya (3), “ushuru”, “fedha za umma”, na “mkopo”, hazijumuishi ushuru wowote, fedha za umma au mkopo uliochukuliwa na kaunti.
English
Money Bills
(1)A money Bill may not deal with any matter other than those listed in the definition of “ a money Bill” in clause (3).
(2)If, in the opinion of the Speaker of the National Assembly, a motion makes provision for a matter listed in the definition of “a money Bill”, the Assembly may proceed only in accordance with the recommendation of the relevant Committee of the Assembly after taking into account the views of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance.
(3)In this Constitution, “a money Bill” means a Bill, other than a Bill specified in Article 218, that contains provisions dealing with—
(a)taxes;
(b)the imposition of charges on a public fund or the variation or repeal of any of those charges;
(c)the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment or issue of public money;
(d)the raising or guaranteeing of any loan or its repayment; or
(e)matters incidental to any of those matters.
(4)In clause (3), “tax”, “public money”, and “loan” do not include any tax, public money or loan raised by a county.