Wajumbe wa Mabaraza ya Mikoa wanachaguliwa moja kwa moja na wananchi katika mikoa yao, na idadi ya wajumbe wa Baraza lolote la Mkoa huamuliwa kwa kuzingatia uwiano wa wakazi wa mkoa huo kwa jumla ya watu wa Taifa.

The members of the Provincial Councils are directly elected by the people in their provinces, and the number of members of any Provincial Councils is decided according to the ratio of the inhabitants in such province to the whole population of the State.

Wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah wanachaguliwa moja kwa moja na Mabaraza ya Mikoa. Mwanzo na mwisho wa vipindi vya Baraza la Ummah ni sawa na vile vya Mabaraza ya Mikoa. Wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah wanachaguliwa, si kuteuliwa. Wao ni wawakilishi wa watu wa kutoa sauti za umma, na mwakilishi anapaswa kuchaguliwa na yule anayemwakilisha, wala asilazimishwe juu yake. Zaidi ya hayo, wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah ni wawakilishi wa maoni ya watu, iwe ni watu binafsi au makundi; kwa hiyo kumjua mwakilishi wa watu katika eneo kubwa, na watu ambao hawajulikani sana, hakuwezekani isipokuwa mwakilishi huyu achaguliwe nao. Pia, Mtume wa Allah ﷺ hakuwachagua wale aliowashauri kwa msingi wa uwezo wao, umahiri wao na haiba zao; bali aliwachagua kwa sababu walikuwa viongozi miongoni mwa watu wao, bila kujali uwezo na umahiri wao. Katika Bay'a ya pili ya Al-'Aqabah, Waislamu waliompa Bay'a hawakuwa wanajulikana kwake, na ndiyo maana aliliacha suala la kuchagua viongozi kwao, kwa kusema:

The members of the Ummah Council are elected directly by the Provincial Councils. The start and end of the terms of the Ummah Council are the same as those of the Provincial Councils. The members of the Ummah Council are elected and not appointed. They are representatives of the people to voice the opinions of the public and the representative should be chosen by the person whom he represents and should never be imposed upon him. Furthermore, the members of the Ummah Council are representatives of the people’s opinions, whether they are individuals or groups; so to know the representative of people in a large area, and those peoples who are not well known, does not come about unless this representative is chosen by them. Also, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not choose those whom he consulted based on their ability, competence and personalities; rather he chose them because they were chiefs among their people, regardless of their ability and competence; in the second Bay’a of Al-‘Aqabah, the Muslims who gave him the Bay’a were not known to him and this is why he left the matter of choosing the chiefs to them, by saying:

. » أَخْرِجُوا إليَّ مِنْكُمُ اثْ نَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً يَكُون ونَ على قَ وْمِهِمْ « .

. » أَخْرِجُوا إليَّ مِنْكُمُ اثْ نَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيباً يَكُون ونَ على قَ وْمِهِمْ « .

“Chagueni miongoni mwenu viongozi kumi na wawili (Naqibs) watakaowajibika kwa nafsi zao na kwa watu wao” (kama ilivyopokewa katika Sira ya Ibn Hisham kutoka kwa Ka'b b. Malik).

“Choose from among you twelve leaders (Naqibs) who will be responsible for themselves and their people” (as reported in the Sirah of Ibn Hisham from Ka’b b. Malik).

Tunaweza kwa hivyo kuhitimisha, kutokana na ukweli kwamba wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah wanawakilisha maoni ya Waislamu kwa ujumla, na kwa kuwa sababu ('Illah) ya kuanzishwa kwa Baraza ni kuwawakilisha watu binafsi na makundi katika kutoa maoni yao na kuwawajibisha watawala, na kwa kuwa hili haliwezi kufikiwa iwapo watu hao hawatajulikana (kwa Khalifah) isipokuwa kwa uchaguzi wa jumla, yote haya yanathibitisha kwamba wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah wanapaswa kuchaguliwa na si kuteuliwa.

We can thus conclude from the fact that the members of the Ummah Council represent the opinion of the Muslims at large, and since the reason (‘Illah) for which the Council is founded is to represent the individuals and groups in voicing their opinions and in holding the rulers accountable, and since this cannot be achieved if the persons were not known (to the Khalifah) unless there was a general election, all of this proves that the members of the Ummah Council should be elected and not appointed.

Njia ya uchaguzi ni kama ifuatavyo:

The method of election is as follows:

1. Kulingana na Ibara ya 56, Baraza la Mkoa linachaguliwa kwa malengo mawili: La kwanza ni kumpa Wali taarifa muhimu kuhusu hali na mahitaji ya mkoa (Wilayah). Lengo la hilo ni kumsaidia Wali katika kutekeleza kazi yake kwa namna itakayowapa wakazi wa mkoa maisha ya starehe na usalama, na kurahisisha kutimiza mahitaji yao na kutoa huduma zao. La pili ni kuonyesha kuridhika au malalamiko kuhusu utawala wa Wali juu yao. Hii ni kwa sababu malalamiko ya wengi wa baraza la mkoa dhidi ya Wali yanalazimu kuondolewa kwake. Maana yake ni kwamba uhalisia wa Baraza la Mkoa ni wa kiutawala, kwa ajili ya kumsaidia Wali kwa kumjulisha hali halisi ya mkoa na kwa ajili ya kuonyesha kuridhika au malalamiko kumhusu. Yote haya yanamchochea kuboresha kazi yake. Baraza hili lina pia mamlaka mengine ya lazima kama yale ya Baraza la Ummah, kama itakavyofafanuliwa hapa chini.

1. In accordance with Article 56, a Provincial Council is elected for two goals: The first is to provide necessary information to the governor (Wali) about the situation and needs of the province (Wilayah). The purpose of that is helping the governor in conducting his task in a way that provides a comfortable and secure life for the people of the province and facilitates the fulfillment of their needs and the provision of their services. The second is to express contentment or complaint about the governance of the governor over them. This is because the complaint of the majority of the council of the province against the governor obliges his removal. This means the reality of the Provincial Council is administrative for helping the governor by informing him of the reality of the province and for expressing the contentment or complaint about him. All of this motivates him to improve his work. This council has other mandatory powers such as those of the Ummah Council, as explained below.

2. Kulingana na Ibara ya 105 na maelezo yaliyotangulia, Baraza la Ummah linaanzishwa (kwa ajili ya ushauriano na uwajibikaji), ambalo lazima lichaguliwe na Ummah na liwakilishe Ummah. Lina mamlaka ya lazima ambayo yataelezwa katika ibara inayofuata.

2. In accordance with Article 105 and the previous explanation, an Ummah Council is set up (for consultation and accounting), which must be elected by the Ummah and representative of her. It has mandatory powers which will be explained in the next article.

3. Hii ina maana kwamba kutakuwa na uchaguzi wa kuchagua wajumbe wa Baraza la Mkoa, na uchaguzi mwingine wa wajumbe wa Baraza la Ummah.

3. This means there will be election for selecting the members of the Provincial Council and another election for the members of the Ummah Council.

4. Ili kurahisisha mchakato wa uchaguzi na kuwaokoa raia dhidi ya chaguzi zinazorudiwa mara kwa mara, tunapitisha utaratibu wa kwanza wa kuchagua Mabaraza ya Majimbo, kisha wale walioshinda katika Mabaraza ya Majimbo watakusanyika na kuchagua miongoni mwao Baraza la Ummah. Hii ina maana kwamba Baraza la Jimbo litachaguliwa moja kwa moja na Ummah, wakati Baraza la Ummah litachaguliwa na Mabaraza ya Majimbo. Kwa hiyo, mwanzo na mwisho wa muhula wa Baraza la Ummah ni sawa na ule wa Mabaraza ya Majimbo.

4. To facilitate the election process and save the citizens from repeated elections, we adopt the election of the Provincial Councils first, then those who won in the Provincial Councils would gather and elect from among themselves the Ummah Council. This means the Provincial Council would be directly elected by the Ummah, while the Ummah Council would be elected by the Provincial Councils. Hence, the beginning and end of the term of the Ummah council is the same as that of the Provincial Councils.

5. Mtu aliyechaguliwa kutoka Mabaraza ya Mikoa kwenda Baraza la Ummah anabadilishwa na yule mwenye kura nyingi zaidi miongoni mwa wale walioshindwa katika uchaguzi wa Mabaraza ya Mikoa. Kura hupigwa kati ya wale waliopata idadi sawa ya kura.

5. One that is elected from the Provincial Councils to the Ummah Council is replaced by the one with the highest votes among those who failed in the elections of the Provincial Councils. A lot is cast between those who got the same number of votes.

6. Watu wa Dhimmah huwachagua wawakilishi wao katika Mabaraza ya Mikoa, na wawakilishi hao huwachagua wawakilishi wao katika Baraza la Ummah. Yote haya hufanyika wakati mmoja na uchaguzi wa Mabaraza ya Mikoa na Baraza la Ummah katika Dola.

6. The people of the Dhimmah elect their representatives in the Provincial Councils and these representatives elect their representatives in the Ummah Council. All of this takes place at the same time of the election of the Provincial Councils and the Ummah Council in the State.

Kwa hiyo, sheria imeandaliwa inayozingatia mambo yaliyotajwa, na inaeleza taratibu zinazotumika katika uchaguzi wa Mabaraza ya Mikoa na Baraza la Ummah.

Consequently, a law has been prepared that takes into consideration the matters mentioned, and explains the measures used for the election of the Provincial Councils and the Ummah Council.