Malengo, mamlaka na ufadhili wa tume na ofisi huru

Kiswahili

(1)Malengo ya tume hizo na ofisi huru ni—

(a)kulinda mamlaka makuu ya wananchi;

(b)kuhakikisha kwamba vitengo vyote vya serikali vinazingatia kanuni na maadili ya kidemokrasia; na

(c)kukuza mfumo wa kikatiba.

(2)Tume hizo na wanaohudumu katika ofisi hizo huru—

(a)wako chini ya Katiba hii na sheria tu; na

(b)wako huru na hawako chini ya maelekezo au udhibiti wa mtu au mamlaka yoyote.

(3)Bunge litatenga fedha za kutosha ili kuwezesha kila tume na ofisi huru kutekeleza majukumu yake na bajeti ya kila tume na ofisi huru itakuwa kando.

English

Objects, authority and funding of commissions and independent offices

(1)The objects of the commissions and the independent offices are to—

(a)protect the sovereignty of the people;

(b)secure the observance by all State organs of democratic values and principles; and

(c)promote constitutionalism.

(2)The commissions and the holders of independent offices—

(a)are subject only to this Constitution and the law; and

(b)are independent and not subject to direction or control by any person or authority.

(3)Parliament shall allocate adequate funds to enable each commission and independent office to perform its functions and the budget of each commission and independent office shall be a separate vote.