Presidential assent and referral

English

(1)Within fourteen days after receipt of a Bill, the President shall—

(a)assent to the Bill; or

(b)refer the Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration by Parliament, noting any reservations that the President has concerning the Bill.

(2)If the President refers a Bill back for reconsideration, Parliament may, following the appropriate procedures under this Part —

(a)amend the Bill in light of the President’s reservations; or

(b)pass the Bill a second time without amendment.

(3)If Parliament amendeds the Bill fully accommodating the President’s reservations, the appropriate Speaker shall re-submit it to the President for assent.

(4)Parliament, after considering the President’s reservations, may pass the Bill a second time, without amendment, or with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, by a vote supported—

(a)by two-thirds of members of the National Assembly; and

(b)two-thirds of the delegations in the Senate, if it is a Bill that requires the approval of the Senate.

(5)If Parliament has passed a Bill under clause (4)—

(a)the appropriate Speaker shall within seven days re-submit it to the President; and

(b)the President shall within seven days assent to the Bill.

(6)If the President does not assent to a Bill or refer it back within the period prescribed in clause (1), or assent to it under (5) (b), the Bill shall be taken to have been assented to on the expiry of that period.

Kiswahili

Idhini na rufaa ya rais

(1)Katika siku kumi na nne baada ya kupokea Mswada, Rais—

(a)atauidhinisha Mswada huo; au

(b)ataurejesha Mswada Bungeni ili kujadiliwa upya na Bunge huku likizingatia sababu zozote alizonazo Rais kuhusu mswada huo.

(2)Ikiwa Rais ataurejesha Mswada bungeni ili ujadiliwe tena, Bunge, kwa kuzingatia taratibu zinazofaa chini ya Sehemu hii, linaweza—

(a)kuurekebisha Mswada huo kwa kuzingatia sababu alizotoa Rais; au

(b)kuupitisha Mswada huo kwa mara ya pili bila kufanya marekebisho.

(3)Ikiwa Bunge litarekebisha Mswada huo na kuzingatia mapendekezo ya Rais kikamilifu, Spika anayehusika atauwasilisha tena Mswada huo kwa Rais ili auidhinishe.

(4)baada ya kuzingatia sababu za Rais, linaweza kuupitisha Mswada huo kwa mara ya pili bila marekebisho au na marekebisho ambayo hayazingatii kikamilifu hoja zilizotolewa na Rais, kwa kura ambayo itaungwa mkono na—

(a)thuluthi mbili ya wabunge katika Bunge la Kitaifa; na

(b)thuluthi mbili ya wawakilishi katika Seneti, ikiwa ni Mswada unaohitaji idhini ya Seneti.

(5)Ikiwa Bunge litapitisha Mswada chini ya ibara ya (4)—

(a)Spika wa Bunge husika atawasilisha tena Mswada huo kwa Rais katika siku saba; na

(b)Rais atauidhinisha Mswada huo ndani ya siku saba.

(6)Ikiwa Rais hatauidhinisha Mswada huo au kuurejesha kwa wakati unaopendekezwa katika Ibara ya (1), au kuuidhinisha chini ya ibara ya (5) (b), Mswada huo utachukuliwa kuwa umeidhinishwa ifikiapo mwisho wa kipindi hicho.