Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the Commission
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- United Republic of Tanzania
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- 129
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- in force
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Official source129.-(1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the Commission
for Human for Human Rights and Good Governance whose functions shall be as prescribed in
Rights and
Good Article 130 of this Constitution.
Governance (2) The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance shall
Act No.3 of consist of the following Commissioners –
appointment as a Judge;
(b) the Vice Chairman, who shall be appointed on the basis of
principle if the Chairman hails from one part of the United
Republic, that other person shall hail from the other part of the
United Republic;
(c) other Commissioners not exceeding five who shall be appointed
from amongst persons who possess skills, experience and wide
knowledge in matters relating to human rights, law, administration,
political or social affairs; and
(d) Assistant Commissioners.
(3) All Commissioners and the Assistant Commissioners shall be
appointed by the President after consultation with the Nomination Committee.
(4) There shall be a Nomination Committee for purposes of this Article
which shall consist of the following members -
(a) the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal;
(b) the Speaker of the National Assembly;
(c) the Chief Justice of Zanzibar;
(d) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(e) the Deputy Attorney General, who shall be Secretary of this
Committee.
(5) A Chairman, Vice Chairman and all other Commissioners, shall each
hold office for a period of three years and may be re-appointed for another only
one term of three years.
(6) For purposes of protection of Commissioners from conflict of
interests, any person who is appointed as Commissioner of the Commission shall
immediately abandon any office held by him in any political party or any other
office which shall be mentioned on that behalf by a law enacted by the Parliament.
(7) A Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner may only be removed
from office for reasons of failure to discharge his duties or due to illness or any
other reason, or for reason of his misconduct that affects code of conduct for
Commissioner.
(8) The Commission may discharge its duties notwithstanding that there
is vacant office among the seats of Commissioners or that one of the members is
absent.
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