Establishment of the Judicial Service Commission

English

(1)There is established the Judicial Service Commission.

(2)The Commission shall consist of—

(a)the Chief Justice, who shall be the chairperson of the Commission;

(b)one Supreme Court judge elected by the judges of the Supreme Court;

(c)one Court of Appeal judge elected by the judges of the Court of Appeal;

(d)one High Court judge and one magistrate, one a woman and one a man, elected by the members of the association of judges and magistrates;

(e)the Attorney-General;

(f)two advocates, one a woman and one a man, each of whom has at least fifteen years’ experience, elected by the members of the statutory body responsible for the professional regulation of advocates;

(g)one person nominated by the Public Service Commission; and

(h)one woman and one man to represent the public, not being lawyers, appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly.

(3)The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary shall be the Secretary to the Commission.

(4)Members of the Commission, apart from the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General, shall hold office, provided that they remain qualified, for a term of five years and shall be eligible to be nominated for one further term of five years.

Kiswahili

Kuundwa kwa Tume ya Huduma za Mahakama

(1)Tume ya Huduma za Mahakama imebuniwa.

(2)Tume hiyo itajumuisha—

(a)Jaji Mkuu, atakayekuwa mwenyekiti wa Tume;

(b)Jaji mmoja wa Mahakama ya Juu Zaidi aliyeteuliwa na majaji wa Mahakama ya Juu Zaidi;

(c)Jaji mmoja wa Mahakama ya Rufaa aliyeteuliwa na majaji wa Mahakama ya Rufaa;

(d)Jaji mmoja wa Mahakama Kuu na hakimu mmoja, mwanamke mmoja na mwanaume mmoja, walioteuliwa na wanachama wa muungano wa majaji na mahakimu;

(e)Mwanasheria Mkuu;

(f)mawakili wawili, mwanamke mmoja na mwanaume mmoja, kila mmoja akiwa na uzoefu wa angalau miaka kumi na mitano, walioteuliwa na chama kinachowajibika kisheria kudhibiti taaluma ya mawakili;

(g)mtu mmoja aliyeteuliwa na Tume ya Huduma za Umma; na

(h)mwanamke mmoja na mwanaume mmoja watakaowakilisha umma, na wasiokuwa wanasheria, watakaoteuliwa na Rais kwa idhini ya Bunge la Kitaifa.

(3)Msajili Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Mahakama ndiye atakayekuwa Katibu wa Tume hiyo.

(4)Wanachama wa Tume hiyo, isipokuwa Jaji Mkuu na Mwanasheria Mkuu, watahudumu kwenye ofisi hiyo kwa kipindi cha miaka mitano na watastahiki kuteuliwa ili kuhudumu kwa muhula mwingine mmoja wa miaka mitano, mradi tu wawe wamehitimu,