“ The National Assembly shall be composed of members designated as 'Deputies to the National Assembly.' Deputies shall be elected for a five year mandate by universal and direct suffrage. Deputies may resign from their mandate. No person may be a Deputy to the National Assembly unless he is a Rwandan citizen, at least 21 years of age, and is able to fulfill any other conditions prescribed by law. The law shall establish electoral conditions, regulations for incompatibility, the number of Deputies, as well as compensation and other material benefits pertaining to the duties of Deputies. ”

“ Any budgetary transfer must be authorized by law. Article 77 [Budget] Each year, the National Assembly shall rule on the financial accounts and pass a balanced budget, a bill for which shall be filed before the opening of the first ordinary session. If it has not been passed within forty days after the opening of the first ordinary session, or if it has not been passed as balanced, the budget bill shall be adopted by means of a statutory order at the latest on 31 Jan of the year of its execution. ”

“ Rwanda nationality and conditions for obtaining naturalization shall be defined by law.
Article 6 [Sovereignty] All power shall originate from the Nation. National sovereignty shall belong to the people of Rwanda which shall exercise it through representatives or by means of referendum. ”

“ Now hereby adopt, by referendum, this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republic of Rwanda.
TITLE ONE THE STATE AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article one The Rwandan State is an independent, sovereign, democratic, social and secular Republic; The principle governing the Republic is "government of the people, by the people and for the people".
Article 2 All the power derives from the people. No group of people or individual can vest in themselves the exercise of power. ”

“ No infraction may be punished by penalties which were not prescribed by law before it was committed. Any person shall be presumed innocent of the charges as long as a definite conviction has not taken place. Article 13 [Security Measures] No one shall be subjected to security measures except in the cases and forms provided by law, for reasons of public order or State security. ”

“ The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage by an absolute majority of votes, according to the procedure prescribed by law. Candidates to the Presidency of the Republic must be at least thirty-five years of age. ”

“ Convinced of the necessity to achieve effectively national unity, peace, social justice, and respect for human rights based on liberty, equality, and fraternity for all members of the Rwandan community ”

“ They shall be formed and shall exercise their activities freely provided that they respect democratic principles and not infringe upon republican form of government, national territorial integrity, and the security of the State. ”

“ Thus shall it be each month until the adoption of the budget. Article 78 [Tax Laws, Monopoly] No taxation may be established, modified, or abolished except by law; no exemption or reduction may be granted except in the cases prescribed by law. ”