Removal of President by impeachment

English

(1)A member of the National Assembly, supported by at least a third of all the members, may move a motion for the impeachment of the President—

(a)on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or of any other law;

(b)where there are serious reasons for believing that the President has committed a crime under national or international law; or

(c)for gross misconduct.

(2)If a motion under clause (1) is supported by at least two-thirds of all the members of the National Assembly—

(a)the Speaker shall inform the Speaker of the Senate of that resolution within two days; and

(b)the President shall continue to perform the functions of the office pending the outcome of the proceedings required by this Article.

(3)Within seven days after receiving notice of a resolution from the Speaker of the National Assembly—

(a)the Speaker of the Senate shall convene a meeting of the Senate to hear charges against the President; and

(b)the Senate, by resolution, may appoint a special committee comprising eleven of its members to investigate the matter.

(4)A special committee appointed under clause (3) (b) shall—

(a)investigate the matter; and

(b)report to the Senate within ten days whether it finds the particulars of the allegations against the President to have been substantiated.

(5)The President shall have the right to appear and be represented before the special committee during its investigations.

(6)If the special committee reports that the particulars of any allegation against the President—

(a)have not been substantiated, further proceedings shall not be taken under this Article in respect of that allegation; or

(b)have been substantiated, the Senate shall, after according the President an opportunity to be heard, vote on the impeachment charges.

(7)If at least two-thirds of all the members of the Senate vote to uphold any impeachment charge, the President shall cease to hold office.

Kiswahili

Kuondolewa kwa Rais kupitia kura ya kutokuwa na imani

(1)Mwanachama katika Bunge la Kitaifa, iwapo ataungwa mkono na thuluthi moja ya wabunge wote, anaweza kuwasilisha hoja ya kutokuwa na imani na Rais—

(a)kwenye msingi wa ukiukaji mkubwa wa Kifungu cha Katiba hii au sheria nyingine yoyote;

(b)ikiwa kuna sababu muhimu za kuamini kwamba Rais amehusika katika uhalifu chini ya sheria za kitaifa au kimataifa; au

(c)kwenye msingi wa mwenendo mbaya zaidi ofisini.

(2)Ikiwa thuluthi mbili ya wabunge wote katika Bunge la Kitaifa wataunga mkono hoja chini ya ibara ya (1)—

(a)Spika atamuarifu Spika wa Bunge la Seneti kuhusu uamuzi huo katika muda wa siku mbili; na

(b)Rais ataendelea kutekeleza majukumu ya ofisi hiyo kabla ya matokeo ya taratibu zinazohitajika katika Kifungu hiki.

(3)Katika kipindi cha siku saba baada ya kupokea notisi ya uamuzi kutoka kwa Spika wa Bunge la Kitaifa—

(a)Spika wa Seneti ataandaa mkutano wa Seneti ili kusikia mashtaka dhidi ya Rais; na

(b)Bunge la Seneti, kwa uamuzi wake, linaweza kuteua kamati maalum itakayojumuisha maseneta kumi na moja ili kuchunguza suala hilo.

(4)Kamati maalum iliyoteuliwa chini ya ibara ya (3) (b)—

(a)itachunguza suala hilo; na

(b)kuripoti kwa Seneti katika muda wa siku kumi ikiwa tuhuma dhidi ya Rais zimethibitishwa kwa maoni ya Kamati hiyo.

(5)Rais atakuwa na haki ya kufika na kuwakilishwa mbele ya Kamati hiyo maalum wakati wa uchunguzi.

(6)Ikiwa Kamati Maalum itaripoti kwamba maelezo yaliyotolewa katika tuhuma dhidi ya Rais—

(a)hayajathibitishwa, hakuna usikilizaji zaidi utakaoendelea chini ya Kifungu hiki unaohusiana na tuhuma hizo.

(b)yamethibitishwa, Bunge la Seneti litapiga kura katika mashtaka ya kutokuwa na imani baada ya kumpa Rais nafasi ya kusikizwa.

(7)Ikiwa angalau thuluthi mbili ya wanachama wote wa Seneti watapiga kura ya kukubaliana na mashtaka ya kutokuwa na imani, Rais ataondoka ofisini.