Assumption of office of President

English

(1)The swearing in of the President-elect shall be in public before the Chief Justice, or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice.

(2)The President-elect shall be sworn in on the first Tuesday following—

(a)the fourteenth day after the date of the declaration of the result of the presidential election, if no petition has been filed under Article 140; or

(b)the seventh day following the date on which the court renders a decision declaring the election to be valid, if any petition has been filed under Article 140.

(3)The President-elect assumes office by taking and subscribing the oath or affirmation of allegiance, and the oath or affirmation for the execution of the functions of office, as prescribed in the Third Schedule.

(4)Parliament shall by legislation provide for the procedure and ceremony for the swearing-in of a President-elect.

Kiswahili

Kuchukua hatamu za Urais

(1)Kuapishwa kwa Rais Mteule kutafanyika wazi na mbele ya Jaji Mkuu, au, ikiwa Jaji Mkuu hayupo, mbele ya Naibu Jaji Mkuu.

(2)Rais mteule ataapishwa Jumanne ya kwanza itakayofuata––

(a)siku ya kumi na nne baada ya kutangazwa kwa matokeo ya uchaguzi wa urais, ikiwa hakuna kesi ya malalamishi iliyowasilishwa mahakamani chini ya Kifungu cha 140; au

(b)siku ya saba kufuatia tarehe ambayo mahakama itatoa uamuzi na kutangaza kuwa uchaguzi ulikuwa halali, ikiwa kesi ya malalamishi iliwasilishwa chini ya Kifungu cha 140.

(3)Rais-mteule anachukua hatamu za uongozi kwa kula kiapo au kutoa uthibitisho wa uaminifu; na kiapo au uthibitisho wa kutekeleza majukumu ya ofisi kama ilivyoabainishwa katika Ambatisho la Tatu.

(4)Bunge, kupitia kwa sheria, litatoa taratibu za sherehe za kuapishwa kwa Rais-mteule.