tanzania constitutional review bill 2011

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SPE CIAL BILL SUPPLEMENTNo. I IIth March,2LII

lo the Gazette of t'he united Republic of Thnzania No, I vol.92 dated llh March,20ll

Printed by the Government printer, Dar es Salaam, by Order of Government

THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW ACT, 201IANRANCSI\,ISNT OF SECTIONS

Sections Title

PART IPReLMNaRy pRovrsroNs

L Shor-t title and commencement.2.'Application.3. Interpretation.

4. Objectives.

PART IIOeJectrves

PART IIIEsresltsHr\4rNT OF A coNlutssroN

5. Establishrnent of a Commission.6. Appointment of rnembers of the Commission.7. Composition ofthe Commission8. Terms of Reference.9. Functions ofthe Commission.10. Powers of the Commission.ll. Oath of members and the Secretarv.12. Cessation of membership.13. Secretariat.14. Expenses ofthe Commission.I 5' Immunity of members of the commission and the secretariat.16. Submission ofthe report.

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Constitutional Review

PART IV

PRocrouRe oF THE CovvtsstoN

17. Mode of operation.18. Powers to collect information.19. Report of the Commission.20. Inviolability of Commission'

PART V

PRocl-ntlelc,N oF e CoNsrtrusNt Assevelv

2l . Proclamation of the Constituent Assembly.22. Powers of the Constituent Assembly.23. Provision relating to the Constituent Assembly.24. Acts of the Constituent Assembly.25. Abaternent of powers of the Constituent Assembly.

PART VI

VnlluRttoN oP a CoNsrlrurloN

25. Conduct of referendum.2 7. Referendum question.28, Notice of holding a referendum.29. Right to vote in a referendum.30. Procedure for conduct ofa referendum.31. Dissolution of the Commission.

S C H E D U L E S

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NOTICE

This Bill to be submitted to the National Assembly is published for general

information to the public together with a statement of its objects and reasons'

Dar es Salaam,I l 'h March. 2011

PHtt t-pivtoN L. LuunNto,

Secretary to the Cabinet

ABILL

forAn Act to provide for the co-ordination and collection of

publ ic opinions on the consti tut ion; to establ ish an

inst i tu t ional f ramework for the co-ord inat ion and

collection of public opinions; to provide for nationalfora

for constitutional review for validation of legislative

proposals for a constitution; to provide for preparation

and submission of the report on the public opinions to the

relevant constitutional organs, the procedure to constitute

the constituent Assembly, the conduct of referendum and

to provide for r€lated matters" '

ENecrEp by Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania'

PART I

PRpr-ttutNe,nv PRovtstoNs

1.{1) ThisAct may be cited as the constitutional Review Act,20ll. ;ilj*

(2) This Act shall conne into operation on the First day of June, 201 I . ;i#."ment

2. This Act shall apply to Mainland Tanzaniaas well as to Tanzania Applica-

Zanzibar. tion


I n terprc-tation

3. In this Act, unless tlre context otherwise requires:"Attorney cenerar" rneans the Attorney Generar referred to in Articre 59of the ConstitLltion;"comm i ss ion " rrear s trre comm ission estab r ished or formed for purposesof coordination and coilection of pubric opinions on constitutionalreview process;"constitution" means the fundamentar raw, written or unwritten, thatestablishes the character of a state by defining the basicfrinripr., towhich a society shail conform, distribution olpo*"rs and functionsamong pillars of the state, by describing ttt" orguniruiion or trreexecutive, legisrature, judiciary and their reguration, distribution, andthe limitation of different state organs, andLy prescribingthe extentand manner of the exercise of iis sovereign'powers, Jnd, for thepurposes ofthisAct it includes amendments to an existing constitution;

"constitutional organs" r"?T, for the purposes ofthisAct, the president,the Constituent Assembly or the }riational Assembly;

"Minister" means the Ministe; responsibre for constitutionar affairs;"public opinions" means ideas, views, information, opinion., froporut. o,recommendations collected from the general puUU" foi purpor", ofconstitutional review process;"Secretary" means the secretary referred to under section I3(l);"the constitution" means the constitution of the united n.prtri. orTanzania,1977.

PART IIOg.rpctlves

4. The objectives of this Act are to:(a) provide for estabrishment of the commission for purposes of

collection and coordination ofpublic opinions;(b) prescribe the oath and provide for the manner under which

members of the Commission and the Secretariat shall takeoath;

(c) make provision for Terms of Reference of the commission;(d) provide for estabrishment ofthe Secretariat ofthe commission

to be headed by the Secretarv:(e) provide for a mechanism by-which the public shall widely

participate in expressing and transmittin$ public opinions onmatters relating to the constitution;

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Ob.jectives


(f) provide for a mechanism by which the Commission shallprepare and submit a report to the relevant constitutional organsfor determination;

(g) provide for the functions and powers of the Commission;(h) provide for the manner in which the Commission shall collect

information from public and private institutions, civil societiesand rel igious organizations;

(i) provide for a mechanism for procuring technical informationby the Commission from consultants;

O generally, provide for a mechanism for consensus building innational issues during constitutional review process;

(k) provide for a mechanism for scrutiny of a Draft ConstitutionBil l ;and

(l) put in place a legal mechanism for the President to constitutea Constituent Assembly.

PART IIIEstegusnuenr oF A CovvrssroN

5. The President may, upon consultation with the Presiden t of Zanzibarand, with the advice by the Attorney General and after considering anyinformation or prevailing social, political and economic circumstanceswithin the United Republic at all times and, by order published in theGazette, establish a Commission to examine, analyse and recommendfor the enactment of a constitution or existing constitution that shall exalt,entrench and promotethe rule oflaw and good governance.

6.-(1) Members ofthe Commission shallbe appointed bythe Presidentin equal numbers from Mainland Tanzania and TanzaniaZanzibar.

(2) In appointing members of the Commission, the President shallhave regard to:

(a) experience and professional qualifications of the members;(b) the diversity of the United Republic of Tanzania;(c) the national interests;(d) age, gender and representation ofvarious social groups; and(e) such other criteria as the President may consider appropriate..

Establish-ment ofaCommis-sion

Appoint -mentofmembersof theCommis-sion

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Composi-tion oftheCommis-sion

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)' a. ne11o," :ltull tl:t,:.'alifv for

appointment as a member of the Commission if that person ls:

(a) a Member of Parliament, a Member of Peoples' Representatives

ofZanzrbat,aCounci lororaleaderofapol i t icalpu*y;(b) a member of securitY organs;

i.t a person who was tonvict"O of' or is the subject of proceedings

in the court of law for an offence invotving dishonesty or moral

turPitude;or(d) a non-citizenof Tanzania'

7.-(l) The Commission shall consist ofi

(a) a Chairman;(b) a Vice-Chainnan; and

i"i not more than thirty other Commissioners'

(2) Appointment of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman shall be

madeont l rebas iso f thepr inc ip le tha twhere t l reCha i rmanha i |s f romon" pun of the United Republic,ihen-the.Vice Chairmqn shall be a person

who hails from the otherpart of the United Republic'

(3) Members of the Commission shall be appointed by an order

published in the Gazette'

8.-(1) The Terms of Reference for the Commission shall be issued

by the President t"i;;th";;e- ord.er under which the appointment of

members is made a; il;,fy the time within which the comnrission

shall cornplete and submit a report'

Terms ofReference

(2) The President maY extend the

circumstances so require'

for the Commission wheretime

(3) The Terms of Reference shall be a legal document uponwhich

the performance of til-il;;i"* and the eiercise of powers by tlie

Co,ri*ittion shall, subject to the provisions of this Act' revolve'

9.-( I ) The principal functions of the Commission shall be to:Functionsof theCommis-sion

(a) co-ordinate and collect public 99inion1,6i :"""*i*;il;t ;' d "on ui'i"n"v ":1 ""l fl : :lY :i :il:

ffi ;#;,ffiJ;;; t'il'il re I atin g io th e,'*:f i 9"9,"1:l:people, political ,yrt"*', d"toJ'u"y' rule of law and good

governance; and


(c) make recommendations including a Draft Constitution Bill, onhow best the United Republic is to be governed in accordancewith the will of the people at all times,

(2) In the implementation of subsection (1), the Commission shalladhere to national values and ethos and shall, in that respect, observeinviolability and sanctity ofthe following matters:

(a) the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar;(b) the existence of the Executive, Legislature and the Judicature;(c) the Presidency;(d) the existence of the Revolutionary Governm entof Zanzibar;(e) national unity cohesion and peace;(f) periodic democratic election based on universal suffrage;(g) the promotion and protection of human rights;(h) human dignity, equality before the law and due process of law;(i) the secular nature of the United Republic; and

O the independence of the Judiciary.

10, The Commission shallhave powers and enjoy such independence powersand autonomy as may be necessary for the performance of its functions of the .and exercise of its powers under this Act. ;:ll**

I 1 . Every member of the Commission and the Secretary shall, before oath oftaking assignment, subscribe to an oath or affirmation, as the case may members

be, set out in the First Schedule to this Act. 3::rtj!r"

12.-(1) A person shall cease to be a member of the Commissionupon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) death; '(b) resignation;(c) inability by reason of health;(d) removal by misconduct.(e) conviction for an offence which carries a custodial sentence

of not less than one month.

(2) For the purpose of better discharge of the functions of theCommission, there shall be a code of conduct prescribed in the SecondSchedule to this Act.

(3) A member of the Commission or the Secretariat who breachesthe provisions ofthe Code of Conduct shall be disqualified from continuingto be a member as such,

Cessa-tion ofmember-ship


Secreta-nat

13.-( 1) There shall be a Secretariat of the Commission to be headed

by the SecretarY.

(2) The Secretary shall be appointed by the President'

(3) The Secretary shall be responsible to the Commission and shall

p"rf-ir, ,u"h functions una ait"ttu'ge duties of the Secretariat'

(4) Other members of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the

Minister'

(5) The Secretariat shall have such number of public officers as may

benecessaryforbetterperformanceofthefunct ionsandtheexerciseofpowers of the Commission'

14.-(l) The expenses of the constitutional review process incurred

bv the Commission i;;;;;;"te with this Act shall be charged on

uila irru"O out of the Consolidated Fund'

(2) Members of the Commission and the Secretar iat

remunerated in such -unn"' as the Miriister may determine'

15. A member of the Commission or the Secretariat shall not be

liable to a civil action or suit for or in respect of any matter or thing done

or omitted to be done in good faith as a member of the Commission or

the Secretariat.

1 6.-( I ) The Commission shall' after the completion of assignment'

submit the report to the President'

(2) Upon receipt of the report' the President shall avail a copy of the

report to the Presid ent of Zanzibar'

(3) After considering the report ' the,President shall ' subject to

section 21, direct the Minister to present a Constitut ion Bil l to the

cons t i t uen t Assemb ly fo r enac tmen t o f p rov i s ions fo r t he

constitution.

Expensesof theCommt-ssion be

lmmunitYo fmembersof theCommis-sion andtheSecretariat

Submis-sion ofthe report


PART IVPROCTOURT OF THE cOtr,tVlSStON

I 7.-( I ) The Comm ission sliall perform its functions in accordance Mode ofwith this Act. operation

(2) For the purposes of the implementation of subsection (l), theCommission shall perform the following functions:

(a) arliculate and conduct awareness programmes on the existingconstitution;

(b) coordinate the collection of public opinions;(c) hold such number of meetings or similar fora in such places

and at such times as it shall determinel(d) make recommendations to the relevant constitutional organs

for consideration;(e) prepare a Draft Constitution Bill; and(f) prepare arrd submit a report to the relevant constitutional organs

in accordance with the Terms of Reference.

(3) The Cornmission may:

(a) for Mainland Tanzania,require the Ward Executive Officer orthe Mtaa or Vi llage Executive Officer to cause to be conveneda meeting of residents of a ward or Mtaa or village, as thecase may be: and'

(b) for Tanzania Zanzibar,require Sheha to cause to be conveneda meeting of residents of a Shehia,

forthe purpose of collecting public opinions on constitutional matters.

(a) The meetings and fora referred to in this section and in otherprovisions of this Act shall, exclusively, be for citizen of Tanzania.

(5) In order to facilitate effective discharge of its functions, theComrnission may forrn committees and may assign to any of suchcommittees general or specific matter to deliberate upon.

(6) The Commission may co-opt any person or engage any consultantas may be necessary for the proper performance of its functions.

(7) In the perfonnance of its functions, the Commission shall devisea metlrodology that is uniform and applicable in each part of the UnitedRepublic in the collection and analysis of public opinions, the conduct offora for constitutional review and the writing of the report.

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Powers tocol lectinforma-t ion

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Report oftheCommis-slon

C o n,stitut ional Rev iew

18.-( l ) The Comrnission may ask any person who is wi l l ing toappear before it for discussion, orally or by production of,document, onany constitutional matters which the commission considers relevant rothe constitutional review process.

(2) In the performance of its functions under this Act, the Commissionshall examine and analyse ideas, views, information, opinions, proposalsand recommendations collected and collated including:

(a) a summary of the public opinions;(b) all documents reflecting on ideas, views and opinions of the

general public under the White Paper No. I of 1962 on theEstablishment of the Republic ofTanganyika, the presidentialCornmission on the Establishment of Democratic One-partySystem, the National Executive Committee of CCl,l proposedAmendments to the Const i tut ion of the United Republ ic ofTanzania, 1977 and the Constitution of Zanzibar, 1979, thePresidentia I Commission on S in gle Party or Mulri-part), Systemin Tanzania, l99l and the Committee for the collection ofviews on the Constitution ( the White Paper, No. I of l99S);

(c) the Independence Constitution of Tanganyika, l96l ;(d) the Constitution of the Republic of Tanganyika,1962..(e) the Articles of Union of the Republic of Tanganyika and the

Peoples' Republic of Zanzibar;(0 the Interim Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania,

1965r(g) the Constitution ofthe United Republic ofTanzania,(h) the Constitution of Zanzibar,l979;(i) the Constitution of Zanzibar 1984O analytical and academic studies undertaken by the Commission;

and(k) any other relevant documents as the Commission mav consider

necessary.

19.-(l) On the basis of the examination and analysis undeftakenpursuant to section 19, the Commission shall prepare a reportcontaining:(a) a summary ofpublic opinions on each Terms of Reference;(b) recommendations of the Commission on each,terms of reference;(c) reports by consultants engaged by the Commission;(d) a Draft Constitution Bill: and(e) any other relevant information.

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(2) The Draft constitution Bill shall forrn a'arnex to the reoort ofthe Comrnission.

(3) F'or the purposes of subsection (2), trrere shail be a fora forconstitutional review.

(4) The for'for constitutional rer,,ierv shall be formerj on acl hocbasis by the commission based on geographical distribution of the unitedRepubl ic and shal l involve a'd br ing together representat ives of var iousgroLlps of people within the comntunit ies.

(5) The fora for const i tut ional rer ie*, shal l aclvise on the Draftconst i tLrt ional Bi l l througl i meet ings organized by the commission.

. . 20 . - ( l ) The cornmiss ion sha l l be in ' io lab le and the cor rduc t o fconst i tut ional review shal l not be cal led in quest ion in a couft of law norshallthe colrrt enteftain a petition in * hich the complainant or an applicantseeks to challenge the constirutionarin or legal propii.ty of the commissionor t l re conduct of const i tut ional , . , i . r r .

(2) A person *ho obstructs. hinders or prevents a member of thecomnr ission or the Secretariat fro' perfbnn ing the functions or exercisingpo\\'ers of the comnrission or the Secretariat, cornmits arr off,ence.

(3) A person * 'ho is con' icted fbr contravent ion of sLrbsect ion (r)shall be liable to a fine not exceeding tir e million shill ings orto imprisonmentfor a term not exceeding twel!e morrths.

PART VPnocLe,ve,rroN oF a CoxsrrrunNr AsseHanly

2l .*( 1) The President may, upo' consultat io. with the president ofzanzibar and with advice of the Attorney Ge'eral, by prnclarnatio'published irr the Gazette, constitute a Constituent Asseinbtv for theenactment of provisions for a constitution.

(2) The powers of the president to const i tute the const i tuentAssembly shall not be construed as derogati'g powers of the presidentto proclaim the National Assembry to resolve itself into a constituentAssembly.

(3) without prejudice to any provisions of this section, the presidentshall, by notice in the Gazette, pubrish names of persons appointed asmembers of the Constituent Assembly.

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Inviola-bil i ty ofCommis-slon

Proclarna-t ion o fConsti-tuentAssernbly

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Powers ofConst i -tuentAssembly

Provisionsrelatingto theConsti-tuentAssembly

Acts ofConst i -tuentAssenrblyCap. I

Abate-ment ofpowerso fConsti-tuenlAssembly

C onstitutional Reviev,

22.-(1) The Const i tuent Assembly shal l har e and e\ercise powers

to make prov is ions fo r the cons t i t l l t i o l i and tL r make prov is ionsconsequent ial to, and supplementary to the enactment of a const i t t t t ionand to make such other provisions as the Constituent,{ssembll rnay findnecessary, and the powers rnay be exercised nots ithstanding anr power

of a simi lar nature conferred on the Parl iament.

(2) The powers oft l re Const i tuentAssembll to nrake pror is ions for

the const i tnt ion shal l be exercised by a Bi l l tabled b'r the \ ' l in ister andpassed by the Constituent Assembly.

23.-(1) Subject to such necessary modif ical i . ' 'n. the Const i tut ionand the Standing Orders of the Nat ionalAssembll . al l t - r ther provisions

relat ing to the passirrg of Bi l ls for Acts of Parl iament L' \ the Nat ional

Assernbly shal I apply to the Const i tuent Assembll and tr ' the passing of

Bi l ls forActs ofthe Const i tuentAssernbly as the) appl l rc the Nat ionalAssembly and, subject to subsect ion (2), the passing t ' i Bi l ls for Acts

of Parl iament.

(2) WitlroLrt prejudice to subsectiotr ( 1 ), the passing r-'f a C.rnslittttiortBi l l shal l require support of two third major i ty of the total numbertr f the

Members of the Const i tLrent Assembly.

(3) For the purposes of giving effect to the provisions tri the neu

coust i tut ion, the President shal l assent to enactment of the CL'nst i tuentAssembly under the same procedure provided for under Article 9- of the

Constitution.

(4) Unless it is otherwise provided in an enactment of the CrrnstituentAssembly, the Minister shal l , by order publ is lred in the Gazette. appoint a

date on which a const i t t t t ion shal l come into operat ion.

24. Subject to the provisions of any Act of the Constituent Assemblr'.

the Interpretation of Laws Act sliall apply to the interpretation of an Act

of the Constituent Assembly and references in that or in an1'other law to

an Act shal l , except where the context othenrise requires, include

reference to an Act of tlie Constituent Assembll'.

25.-( l ) On the corning into operat ion of the provisions enacted by

the Const i tuentAssembly, the Const i tuent Assembly shal l stand

dissolved and powers to enact provisions for a constittttion or existing

constitution shall abate.

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(2) Dissorution of, and abatement of powers of the constituentAssembly sha, not be construed as derogating powers of the presidentto proclaim a constituentAssembry in futire for enactmen, orp.ouirion,for a constitution or existing constitution-

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PART VIVnlroerroN op e CoNsrrrurroN

26'Fot purposel ofgivingeffectto the provisions ofthe Constitution,there shalr be a referenaum t be organized, conducted and supervisedby the National Electoral Commissio-n.

27 '-(1) The Nationar Erectorarcommission srrar, withi'seven daysof the pubrication of the constitution, r"o*" and pubrish the question to. pe deterrnined by the referendum.

(2) The question refened to in subsection (r) shat be framed inconsultation with the Attorney General.

(3) The question to be submitted to the referendum sharr require thevoter to indicate whether the_voter approves or does not approve trieconstitution and shail be so framed u" to ,equire the voter to answer"Yes" orttNorr,

(a) The voting at a referendum shall be by secret ballot.28'-(l) The Nationar Erectorar Commission shar, within fourteendays after publication of the questiori;;; Gazette,specify_

(a) the day on which the referendum is to be held; ,(b) the referendum campaign; and(c) the polling time of the referendum.

(2) For the purposes ofparagraph (c) ofsubsection ( l ), the referendumcampaign sha' be conducted bythe commission and no poriticar pafi oraffiliate organization to a poriticar party shail participate in the referendumc a m p a i g n .

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(3)Aperson wrro contravenes the provisions ofsubsection (2) commitsan offence and shail on conviction be iiabre to imprisonment, without fine.

Conductofrefere-ndum

Refere-ndumquestion .

Notice ofholding arefere-ndum

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Right tovote in arefere-ndumCap.342

Procedureforconducto f arefere-ndumCaps.342 and)q)

Dissolu-tion oftheCommts-s10n

for a term not exceeding two Years'

(4) The returningoFfi""' of "u"'yconstituency

shall' within tye'nty

one days of publicatio" "'f

tf" ""ii"e

by the Iiational Electoral Commtsston'

notifyihe public of the referendum'

29. Aperson whose name is entered in the register of voters

established under rhe N"it""iBr.ctions Act shall, unless proliibited from

voting by any otr't"'*'iiJ"'i"*' Ut entitled to vote at the referettdum"

30' The procedure for conducting the General Elections under the

National Elections "" ""0

t"rr" io.uia.uthorities (Elections) Act shall'

with necessa,V 't'oOin-tuiion'' uppfV to the conduct of a referendum under

this Act'

3l'-(1) Upon declaration of the results of the referendum by the

N atio' ar E rectoral c "","#;;;"]tr.,.

pr., io"ni shar l, by an order pub I i shed

in the Gazette, dissolve the Commtsston'

(2) Dissolution of the Commission by the Order of the President

shall entail uuu'"*tniof ;;;"" of the Co;mission and the Secretariat'

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FIRST SCHEDULE

(Llnder section I I)

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of being a member of the Commtsston'

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PART II

O,qtwerrtnvartox or .l SEcngtenv

I , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h a v i n g b e e n a p p o i n t e d

a s . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . b y t h e P r e s i d e n t o n t h e . . . . . . . . . . . . d a y

o f . . . 20 . . . . . . to perform the functions of a Secretary, do hereby

swear/aifirm that I will faithfull); impartially' ancj. to the best of my knowledge and

ability, discharge the duties and perform the functions del'olving upon me by virtue of

being a Secretary.

So help me God

Secretary

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Under Section l2(2))

CODII OF CONDLICT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMIvIISSION AND SECRE]ARIAT

l. Every member of the Commission/Secretariat shal l serve impart ial ly and

independently and perform the functions of his office in good faith and without fear,

favoui or pre. iudice.

2. A rnember of the Cornmission/Secretariat shall not, during tenure of ofiice, beel isible for appointment or nominatiorl to anl, pol i t ical off ice.

3. A member of the Clommission or Secretariat shall not-

(a) by his mernbership, associat ion, statement, conduct 0r in any other

manner jeopard ize the perce ived independence o f the member o rprejudice the credibi l i ty, impart ial i ty, independence or integri ty ofthe

Commiss ion ; o r

(b) make private use of or profit from any confidential information gained as a

result of being a member of the Commission.

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OBJECTSAND REASONS

This Bill, divided into six parts, proposes the enactment of theconstitutional Review Act, 201 1, for the purposes of establishing theconstitutional Review commission and the secretariat for colleJtingpublic opinions on the constitutional review. The constitutional reviewis intended to examine-consistency and compatibility of the existingconstitution with regards to sovereignty, political sysiems, democrac!and good governance throughout thtuniGd Republic of ranzania. Thelegal'rechanism that is proposed will enable participation of the peopleofranzania in the constitutional review pro..rr. once enacted into law,there shall be a legal framework foi the president to establish acommission for reviewing the constitution and to constitute theconstituent Assembly for purposes of enacting a nerv constitution.

Part I provides for the preliminary matters which include the title,date of commencement and applicatitn of the proposedAct. It furtherprovides for the interpretation of certain terms, designations and wordsused in the proposed enactment.

Part II provides for objectives ofthe proposedAct. The part specifyin details the objectives and the essence of constitutional reviewprocess,including oath of members of the commission and members of theSecretariat and the procedure through which the constitutional reviewprocess will be undertaken.

Part III of the Bill provides for the establishment of a commissionwhich will coordinate_and collect public opinions for purposes ofconstitutional review. This part also deals wiih the compositi-on ofthecomrnission and Terms ofReference and manners in which they can begiven by the President; powers of the proposed organs, subscription ofoath or affirmation by members of the commission and the Secietariat,

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MADHT]MUNT NA SABABU

Muswada huu, ambao umegawanyika kat ika Sehernu si ta,unapendekeza kurungwa kwa sheria ya Mabadilik; i. Katiba ya Nchiva Mwaka 2a, ' Muswada huu ";.k;;;;;'uir.ri.*, rnasharri yauanzisrraji wa Tume, pamoja na sekretarieti trrru ,uohumuni yakuendesha na kusimai"iu *.rrut uto *u mabadiriko 1.a Kati ba yaJarnlruri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Mchakaio *u n'ubudiriko yaKat iba pamoja na lnasuara mengine utaangar ia ch imbuko namahusianano ya Katiba iIiyopo kwa-kuzingutiu-uhu.u *,a *.ananchi,mfumo wa siasa, demokrasirnu utawala bora. Utaratibu *,a kisheriaunaopen dekezw autawahusisha na kuwashiriki sha wan anch i *.a Ja rnhuriya Muurrgano wa Tanzaniakatika mcrrakato *u,ruuuairiko 1a Katibaya Nchi .

'Pindi Muswa.cra.huu utakapopitishwa na kuwa Sheria, kutaku*.a nautarati,u wa Kisheria utakaomwezesha Rais kuunJ.-i;;. va kukusan'arnaoni kuhusu Katiba na kuunda Bunge Ia Katiba krva rnadhumuni i,akutungaKatibampya.

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Muswada huu umegawanyika katika Sehernu Sita.sehemu ya Kwanzainaweka masharti ya utangurizi arnbal o 1 ana-juishajina la sheria inayopend ekeztva,tarehe yakuanzakutumika na matumiziya sheria inayopend ekezwa.

-Inu.n.r*rra kutoa tufr;i 1.a baadhi 1,amisamiati' vyeo na manenc) yaliyotumika katika Muswada.

sehemu y'a piri inaweka rnasharti yanayohusu madhumuni yaMuswada. sehemu hii inaainish" il; undani madhumuni ya chimbukoya mchakaro wa'rabadiliko ya Katiba, ikijumuish;;il; na uthibitishowa wajumbe wa Tume na sekretarieti na utaratibu kwayo ,\nchakato rvamabadiliko ya Katiba utafan\,ura.

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Sehemu yaTatu ya Mus\\'ada inarveka masharti yakuanzishwa kwaTume, ambayo itaratibu na kukusant'a maoni yawananchi kwa azmayakufanya rnabadiliko ya Katiba. Seltenlu hii pia inahusu wajumbe wa Tume

na sifa zao pamoja na Hadidu za Rejea na narnna ambaryo zitatolewa naRais; mamlaka ya r,yornbo vinan'openclekezwa kuazishwa, viapo auuthibitishaji kwa waiurnbe u'a Tutne na Sekretarieti na masuala mengineya Sekretarieti. Parnoia na ha1 o. Seiremu hii pia inazungumzia mamboarnbayo yanapaswa kuzingatiu a na kulindrva katika rnchakato wa kukusanyarnaoni kutokana na uzito u'ake katika Taifa letu na inaweka masharliyautaratibu wa Tume kurvasilisha taarifa YaTLlme kwa Rais na kuainisharnasualayanayohusu gharama za Tutne zitakazotolewa toka Mftiko MkuuvraFlazinana kinga kwa wajumbe s a Tutne na Sekretariet;.

Sehemu yaNne inazungumuzia ku'a undani utaratibu wa utendzrii kazi

wa'fume, Inazungumzia marnlaka r a Ttttne na utaratibr"r wa ukusanyaji wamaoni ya wananchi kwa kuhusisha Karnati ya Maendeleo ya l(ata au Mtaaau Mkutano wa Kijiji na Shehia. kri'a upandetvaTanzaniaZanzibat na

ushiriki waWatan'zania wanaoishr nje 1a nchi. Mwisho, inax'eka mashafiiyanayohusu kutoshtakiwa ku'a Tutnc na kuzuiwa kwa mtu yeyote i<uingiliamasuala ya Tume au Sekretarieti katika kutekeleza kazi naniajukurnu yake.

Marnlaka ya Rais kuunda Btrnge la Katiba, na mamlaka ya Bunge laKatiba kutunga Katiba Mpya ku'a utaratibu wa Miswada yanaainishwa chiniya Sehemu ya Tano. Kwa mantiki hi1''o, Rais atashauriana na Itais wa

Zanzibar na kuteua wajurnbe rva Br-rnge la Katiba kutoka pande zote mbili

za Jarnhuri ya Muungano kwa kulitarnka Bunge la Jarnhuri ya MuunganokuwaBunge laKatiba.

Utaratibu wa utekelezaji l l 'a majukumu ya Bunge la Katiba

utaainishwa, bila ya uhakika lva kuendelea kuwepo, katika Katiba ya

Jamhuri ya Muungano na Kanuni za Bunge. Sehemu hii pia inawekanrasharti ya sheria zaBunge la Katiba na namna ambavyo marnlaka ya

Bunge la Katiba baadaya kumaliza mchakato wa mabadiliko ya Katiba,yatakar,yosita.

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inahusu uhalalisfiaji wa Katib" ry:'kT]aMaoniSehemuYa Sita

itakayoend.rt *" nu tJ'i**iwa na Tume ya Taifu ya Uchaguzl

Dar es Salaam,8 Machi, 2011'

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