Hali ya hatari

Kiswahili

(1)Hali ya dharura inaweza kutangazwa tu chini ya Kifungu cha 132 (4) (d) na wakati ambapo––

(a)Nchi inatishiwa na vita, uvamizi, upinzani kijumla,

(b)vurugu, janga la kiasili au dharura nyingine ya umma; na

(c)tangazo hilo ni muhimu ili kukabili hali ambayo imesababisha kutolewa kwa tangazo hilo la dharura.

(2)Tangazo la hali ya dharura, na sheria yoyote itakayotungwa au hatua nyingine itakayochukuliwa kutokana na tangazo hilo, litafaa tu—

(a)ikiwa linalingana na matarajio; na

(b)kwa muda usiozidi siku kumi na nne kuanzia siku ya kutangazwa kwa hali hiyo ya dharura, isipokuwa Bunge la Kitaifa liamue kuendeleza tangazo hilo.

(3)Bunge la Kitaifa linaweza kuendeleza tangazo la hali ya hatari —

(a)kwa uamuzi uliokubaliwa—

(i)kufuatia mjadala wa wazi katika Bunge la Kitaifa; na

(ii)na idadi kubwa ya wabunge kama ilivyoelezewa katika sehemu ya (4); na

(b)kwa muda usiozidi miezi miwili kwa wakati mmoja.

(4)Kuongezwa kwa mara ya kwanza kwa kipindi cha hali ya dharura kunahitaji kura ya uungwaji mkono ya angalau thuluthi mbili ya wabunge wote katika Bunge la Kitaifa, na kuongezwa kwa muda huo kwa mara nyingine kutahitaji kura ya uungwaji mkono ya angalau robo tatu ya wabunge wote katika Bunge la Kitaifa.

(5)Mahakama ya Juu Zaidi inaweza kuamua kuhusu uhalali wa—

(a)tangazo la hali ya dharura;

(b)kuongezwa kwokwote kwa muda wa tangazo la hali ya dharura;na

(c)sheria yoyote itakayotungwa au hatua yoyote nyingine itakayochukuliwa kwa sababu ya tangazo la hali ya dharura.

(6)Sheria yoyote inayotungwa kwa sababu ya tangazo la hali ya dharura––

(a)inaweza kudhibiti haki au uhuru wa kimsingi katika Sheria za Tume ya Kitaifa ya Haki za Binadamu na Usawa ya Kenya. Haki kwa kiwango tu ambacho—

(i)udhibiti huo unahitajika haswa katika dharura hiyo; na

(ii)sheria hiyo inaambatana na majukumu ya Jamhuri chini ya sheria za kimataifa zinazotumika katika hali ya dharura; na

(b)haitatekelezwa hadi itakapochapishwa kwenye Gazeti Rasmi la Serikali.

(7)Tangazo la hali ya dharura au sheria inayotungwa au hatua yoyote nyingine inayochukuliwa kwa sababu ya tangazo lolote haitaruhusu au kuidhinisha ulinzi dhidi ya mashtaka kwa Serikali au mtu yeyote, katika tendo lolote la ukiukaji wa sheria.

English

State of emergency

(1)A state of emergency may be declared only under Article 132 (4) (d) and only when—

(a)the State is threatened by war, invasion, general insurrection, disorder, natural disaster or other public emergency; and

(b)the declaration is necessary to meet the circumstances for which the emergency is declared.

(2)A declaration of a state of emergency, and any legislation enacted or other action taken in consequence of the declaration, shall be effective only—

(a)prospectively; and

(b)for not longer than fourteen days from the date of the declaration, unless the National Assembly resolves to extend the declaration.

(3)The National Assembly may extend a declaration of a state of emergency—

(a)by resolution adopted—

(i)following a public debate in the National Assembly; and

(ii)by the majorities specified in clause (4); and

(b)for not longer than two months at a time.

(4)The first extension of the declaration of a state of emergency requires a supporting vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of the National Assembly, and any subsequent extension requires a supporting vote of at least three-quarters of all the members of the National Assembly.

(5)The Supreme Court may decide on the validity of—

(a)a declaration of a state of emergency;

(b)any extension of a declaration of a state of emergency; and

(c)any legislation enacted, or other action taken, in consequence of a declaration of a state of emergency.

(6)Any legislation enacted in consequence of a declaration of a state of emergency—

(a)may limit a right or fundamental freedom in the Bill of Rights only to the extent that—

(i)the limitation is strictly required by the emergency; and

(ii)the legislation is consistent with the Republic’s obligations under international law applicable to a state of emergency; and

(b)shall not take effect until it is published in the Gazette.

(7)A declaration of a state of emergency, or legislation enacted or other action taken in consequence of any declaration, may not permit or authorise the indemnification of the State, or of any person, in respect of any unlawful act or omission.