Govt ok with jet fighters deals’ session
KUWAIT: The government has no objection to the parliamentary request to allocate a session to discuss the Eurofighter and Caracal jet fighters deals, said official government sources, noting that the government had already referred the issue to the public prosecution “and lawmakers know this.” “It is the problem of those who do not already know, especially since the government has, in public, declared referring the related suspicions to the public prosecution - it is no secret,” the sources added.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the sources stressed that the government prefers lawmakers not getting too much into case details in a way that might affect the judiciary and the litigation process, and called for forming a parliamentary inquiry committee to probe the case details instead of turning it into a political issue rather than a case being heard in court.
Further, the sources said the government might suggest having the State Audit Bureau financially investigate the matter and the procedures followed by the
defense ministry in those deals. “The Audit Bureau is an independent technical body capable of making a suitable report that can be used to uncover the truth,” the sources underlined.
Youth centers
Director of the Public Authority for Youth Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi said that the authority recently launched a radical maintenance and development plan at various youth centers and hostels, starting with the Shamiya youth center. Mutairi added that the plan aims at upgrading these centers to better meet modern youth needs and become attractive to both youths and their family members. Mutairi noted that this was the second phase of the development plan after all facilities inside the centers, such as playfields, courts, swimming pools and administrative buildings, had been maintained. “The new development includes adding special courses for walking and jogging, others for cyclists and building fully-equipped multipurpose halls,” Mutairi explained.
Shrimping ban
Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) Director Sheikh Mohammad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah issued a directive yesterday banning shrimping for seven months starting from January until July 2020. Sheikh Mohammad also banned importing live birds from UK and allowed importing them from Belgium.