Vacancy in the office of President

English

(1)The office of President shall become vacant if the holder of the office—

(a)dies;

(b)resigns, in writing, addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly; or

(c)otherwise ceases to hold office under Article 144 or 145 or under any other provision of this Constitution.

(2)When a vacancy occurs in the office of President—

(a)the Deputy President shall assume office as President for the remainder of the term of the President; or

(b)if the office of Deputy President is vacant, or the Deputy President is unable to assume the office of President, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall act as President and an election to the office of President shall be held within sixty days after the vacancy arose in the office of President.

(3)A person who assumes the office of President under clause (2) (a), or following an election required by clause (2) (b), shall, unless otherwise removed from office under this Constitution, hold office until a newly elected President is sworn in following the next regularly scheduled election under Article 136 (2) (a).

(4)If the Deputy President assumes office as President under clause (2) (a), or a person is elected to the office of President under clause (2) (b), the Deputy President, or the person elected, shall be deemed for the purposes of Article 142 (2)—

(a)to have served a full term as President if, at the date on which the person assumed office, more than two and a half years remain before the date of the next regularly scheduled election under Article 136 (2) (a); or

(b)not to have served a term of office as President, in any other case.

Kiswahili

Nafasi Katika Ofisi ya Rais

(1)Ofisi ya Rais itakuwa wazi ikiwa anayehudumu katika ofisi hiyo—

(a)Atafariki dunia;

(b)atajiuzulu kwa kumwandikia barua Spika wa Bunge la Kitaifa; au

(c)atakapoondoka ofisini vinginevyo chini ya Kifungu cha 144 au cha 145 au chini ya Kifungu kingine cha Katiba hii.

(2)Nafasi inapotokea katika ofisi ya Rais—

(a)Naibu wa Rais atahudumu kama Rais kwa muda uliosalia wa muhula wa Rais; au

(b)Ikiwa kuna nafasi katika ofisi ya Naibu wa Rais, au Naibu wa Rais hawezi kuhudumu kama Rais, Spika wa Bunge la Kitaifa atahudumu kama Rais na uchaguzi wa urais utafanyika katika muda wa siku sitini baada ya nafasi hiyo kutokea katika ofisi ya Rais.

(3)Mtu atakayehudumu kama Rais chini ya ibara ya (2) (a) au kufuatia uchaguzi unaohitajika chini ya ibara ya (2) (b), isipokuwa aondolewe mamlakani kwa mujibu wa Katiba hii, ataendelea kuhudumu kama Rais hadi wakati ambapo Rais aliyechaguliwa upya aapishwe baada ya uchaguzi unaofuatia kama ilivyoratibiwa chini ya Kifungu cha 136 (1).

(4)Ikiwa Naibu wa Rais atahudumu kama Rais chini ya ibara ya (2) (a) au mtu achaguliwe kuwa Rais chini ya Ibara ya (2) (b), Naibu wa Rais au mtu huyo aliyechaguliwa atachukuliwa kwa madhumuni ya Kifungu cha 142 (2) kuwa—

(a)amehudumu kama Rais kwa muhula mzima ikiwa katika tarehe

(b)ambayo mtu huyo alianza kuhudumu, kumesalia zaidi ya miaka miwili na nusu kabla ya tarehe ya uchaguzi ulioratibiwa kikawaida chini ya Kifungu cha 136 (2) (a); au

(c)hajahudumu kama Rais kwa muhula mzima katika hali ingine yoyote.