Kipindi cha kuhudumu ofisini cha Jaji Mkuu na majaji wengine

Kiswahili

(1)Jaji atastaafu kutoka ofisini atakapofikisha umri wa miaka sabini, lakini anaweza kuamua kustaafu wakati wowote baada ya kufikisha miaka sitini na mitano.

(2)Jaji Mkuu atahudumu ofisini kwa jumla ya miaka kumi au hadi atakapostaafu chini ya ibara ya (1), kustaafu huko kukizingatia itakayotimia mwanzo.

(3)Ikiwa muhula wa Jaji Mkuu wa kuhudumu utakamilika kabla ya Jaji Mkuu kufikisha umri wa kustaafu chini ya ibara ya (1), Jaji Mkuu anaweza kuendelea kuhudumu kama jaji wa Mahakama ya Juu Zaidi.

(4)Ikiwa, wakati wa kukamilika kwa muhula wa kuhudumu kwa Jaji Mkuu, Jaji huyo ataamua kuendelea kuhudumu mahakamani chini ya ibara ya (3), mtu atakayeteuliwa kama Jaji Mkuu atateuliwa kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 166 (1) ingawa uteuzi huo unaweza kusababisha idadi ya majaji kuzidi idadi inayokubalika ya majaji wa Mahakama ya Juu Zaidi.

(5)Jaji Mkuu na jaji mwingine yeyote anaweza kujiuzulu kutoka ofisini kwa kumwandikia Rais notisi.

English

Tenure of office of the Chief Justice and other judges

(1)A judge shall retire from office on attaining the age of seventy years, but may elect to retire at any time after attaining the age of sixty-five years.

(2)The Chief Justice shall hold office for a maximum of ten years or until retiring under clause (1), whichever is the earlier.

(3)If the Chief Justice’s term of office expires before the Chief Justice retires under clause (1), the Chief Justice may continue in office as a judge of the Supreme Court.

(4)If, on the expiry of the term of office of a Chief Justice, the Chief Justice opts to remain on the Supreme Court under clause (3), the next person appointed as Chief Justice may be selected in accordance with Article 166 (1), even though that appointment may result in there being more than the maximum permitted number of Supreme Court judges holding office.

(5)The Chief Justice and any other judge may resign from office by giving notice, in writing, to the President.