constituteproject.org • Legislative oversight of the executive PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:15 Article 129 In the context of obtaining information and exercising oversight of government action, members of the Senate may address oral or written questions to the Prime Minister to which he/she shall either respond in person if the questions relate to the government as a whole or to many Ministries collectively or through the Ministers responsible for the matters in question. The Senate may, in addition, set up commissions for oversight of government action. However, it shall not conduct interpellation or initiate a motion of no confidence. • Cabinet removal • Head of government removal Article 130 The Chamber of Deputies may put the performance of Cabinet or of one or several members into question through a vote of no confidence. A motion of no confidence shall only be accepted after interpellation and only on condition that the motion is signed by at least a fifth (1/5) of the members of the Chamber of Deputies in the case of a vote of no confidence against one member of the Cabinet, or by at least a third (1/3) of the members of the Chamber of Deputies if it concerns the entire Cabinet. A motion of no confidence shall not be voted upon prior to the expiry of at least forty-eight (48) hours after its introduction and shall be adopted through a secret ballot by a majority of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Chamber of Deputies. The conclusion of ordinary or extraordinary sessions shall be postponed to ensure the application of the provisions of this Article. • Cabinet removal • Head of government removal • Limits on removing head of government Article 131 A member of the Cabinet against whom a vote of no confidence is passed shall tender his/her resignation to the President of the Republic through the Prime Minister. When the vote of no confidence is passed against the Government, the Prime Minister shall tender the resignation of the Government to the President of the Republic. Where a motion of no confidence is rejected, signatories to the motion shall not introduce another motion for a vote of no confidence during the same session. • Head of government removal Article 132 The Prime Minister may, upon the proposal by the Cabinet, request the Chamber of Deputies to pass a motion on a vote of confidence either in respect of the Government programme or adoption of a bill. The debate on the request for a vote of confidence may not take place prior to the expiry of at least three (3) full days from the time the request was submitted. A vote on the motion of confidence may only be rejected through a secret ballot by a majority of two-thirds (2/3) of the members to the Chamber of Deputies. In the event that the Prime Minister loses a vote of confidence, he/she shall submit the resignation of the Government to the President of the Republic, within twenty four (24) hours. Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010) Page 39