Ulinzi dhidi ya mashtaka

Kiswahili

(1)Mashtaka yoyote ya jinai hayatafunguliwa au kusikizwa katika mahakama yoyote dhidi ya Rais au yeyote ambaye atakuwa anatekeleza majukumu ya ofisi hiyo wakati wa uongozi wake.

(2)Mashtaka katika kesi za madai hayatawasilishwa katika mahakama yoyote dhidi ya Rais au yeyote anayetekeleza majukumu ya ofisi hiyo kwa wakati wa uongozi wake, kutokana na chochote kilichofanywa au kutofanywa katika utekelezaji wa mamlaka yake chini ya Katiba hii.

(3)Iwapo mwongozo umetolewa katika sheria ili kudhibiti muda ambao mashtaka yanaweza kuwasilishwa dhidi ya mtu chini ya ibara ya (1) au (2), kipindi cha muda ambao mtu huyo anahudumu au kutekeleza majukumu ya ofisi ya Rais hazitazingatiwa katika kuhesabu kipindi cha wakati ambao umeagizwa na sheria hiyo.

(4)Kinga dhidi ya kushtakiwa kwa Rais katika Kifungu hiki, haitatumika kwa hatia ambayo Rais anaweza kushtakiwa chini ya mkataba wowote ambao Kenya imetia saini na ambao unatupilia mbali kinga hiyo.

English

Protection from legal proceedings

(1)Criminal proceedings shall not be instituted or continued in any court against the President or a person performing the functions of that office, during their tenure of office.

(2)Civil proceedings shall not be instituted in any court against the President or the person performing the functions of that office during their tenure of office in respect of anything done or not done in the exercise of their powers under this Constitution.

(3)Where provision is made in law limiting the time within which proceedings under clause (1) or (2) may be brought against a person, a period of time during which the person holds or performs the functions of the office of the President shall not be taken into account in calculating the period of time prescribed by that law.

(4)The immunity of the President under this Article shall not extend to a crime for which the President may be prosecuted under any treaty to which Kenya is party and which prohibits such immunity.