Uhuru wa Mahakama

Kiswahili

(1)Katika utekelezaji wa mamlaka ya mahakama, Kitengo cha Serikali Kinachosimamia Mahakama, kama kilivyobuniwa chini ya Kifungu cha 161, kitazingatia Katiba hii na sheria, na hakitadhibitiwa wala kuelekezwa na mtu au mamlaka yoyote.

(2)Afisi ya jaji wa mahakama iliyo katika ngazi ya juu haitafutiliwa mbali wakati ambao kuna afisa anayehudumu katika afisi hiyo.

(3)Mishahara na marupurupu ambayo majaji wanalipwa yatatoka katika Hazina Jumuishi.

(4)Kwa kuzingatia Kifungu cha 168 (6), mishahara na marupurupu ambayo jaji anapaswa kulipwa, hayatabadilishwa kwa njia itakayomwathiri, na manufaa ya kustaafu ya jaji aliyestaafu hayatabadilishwa ili kumuathiri jaji huyo mstaafu katika maisha yake yote.

(5)Mwanachama wa mahakama hatawajibika katika hatua au kesi inayohusiana na chochote kilichofanywa au ambacho hakikufanywa kwa nia njema katika utendakazi wa kisheria majukumu ya mahakama yanapotekelezwa.

English

Independence of the Judiciary

(1)In the exercise of judicial authority, the Judiciary, as constituted by Article 161, shall be subject only to this Constitution and the law and shall not be subject to the control or direction of any person or authority.

(2)The office of a judge of a superior court shall not be abolished while there is a substantive holder of the office.

(3)The remuneration and benefits payable to or in respect of judges shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.

(4)Subject to Article 168(6), the remuneration and benefits payable to, or in respect of, a judge shall not be varied to the disadvantage of that judge, and the retirement benefits of a retired judge shall not be varied to the disadvantage of the retired judge during the lifetime of that retired judge.

(5)A member of the Judiciary is not liable in an action or suit in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith in the lawful performance of a judicial function.