Commencement of office for members of Parliament

(1) Before assuming his or her duties, a member of Parliament takes the oath of office publicly before the President of the Republic or, in the absence of the President of the Republic, before the President of the Supreme Court. (2) On the commencement of each parliamentary term of office, the first sitting of each Chamber is devoted to the election of the Bureau composed of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and the President and Vice Presidents of the Senate. This sitting is convened and presided over by the President of the Republic within a period of 30 days after the final announcement of election results of members of each Chamber of Parliament. (3) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies must be of Rwandan nationality by origin and must not hold any other nationality. (4) Before assuming his or her duties, a member of the Bureau of each Chamber of Parliament takes the oath of office publicly before the President of the Republic. (5) An organic law determines entitlements for members of Parliament.