Proposal to ‘free’ ministers

KUWAIT: Parliamentary sources at the budgets committee said that it discovered during its meetings last week that some ministers and senior officials in state departments are not free for their ministerial jobs because of their connection with many other areas and their involvement in special committees over various issues, while they are paid hefty rewards. Some of these leaders do not attend the meeting of any committee.

Sources said that some boards of directors of such establishments issue their decisions individually, but refer to joint decisions. The reason is that those commissions do not meet. They added that it is natural for them not to attend because of the ministers’ preoccupations with other jobs, especially that some ministers have establishments and many entities, and the minister cannot cover them all.

The sources said a parliamentary study has been made related to the availability of officials, and not allowing them to have more than a job, to have flexibility and ease of taking decisions and other issues, so that some establishments are not tampered with. Meanwhile, the priorities committee asked the government to send a list about activating laws issued by the parliament ever since the convening of its first term, in preparations for an integrated file to be sent to the Assembly office.—Al-Qabas