‘Extend housing loans to Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis’
Article Seven of the Constitution stipulates that justice, freedom and equality are the pillars of society; hence, the need to amend the executive regulations of the law on housing care for women in order to grant KD 70,000 housing loan to Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis, says MP Mansour Al-Zufairi.
In a press statement, Al-Zufairi pointed out Article 29 of the Constitution states that all people are equal in human dignity, public rights and duties without discrimination based on gender, ethnic origin or religion. He said every Kuwaiti woman married to a non-Kuwaiti has the right to get housing loan like other categories.
He added Article Eight of the Constitution stipulates that the State shall safeguard the pillars of society and ensure security, peace and equal opportunities and rights, including housing care, for all citizens – both men and women.
He also stressed the need for approval of the proposed rent, social and children allowances for Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis, as well as equal rights between men and women in terms of passing on their citizenship to their children.
In another development, Chairman of the Budgets and Final Accounts Committee Adnan Abdul Samad said they discussed the budget of the Public and Private Sectors Partnership Authority on Monday. He also confirmed previous discussions on the railway and metro projects but nothing has been finalized until now.
He disclosed the committee sent a letter, through National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, to the authority in a bid to know the procedures which have been taken so far regarding the railway and metro projects. He said the committee is keen on implementing these two projects as they are related to public facilities, particularly transportation.
On another issue, MP Faisal
Al-Duwaisan underscored the need to ease the political tension and negative atmosphere at the National Assembly. He called for prioritizing national welfare rather than focusing on political and electoral gains. He said the people’s representatives must play their legislative and supervisory roles instead of engaging in sectarian disputes, considering the recent political and security developments. He added that arguing over the affairs of other countries is not beneficial to Kuwait, as such an act only leads to division.
Agencies add:
Director General of Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) Bader Al-Waqyan declared that the authority is still studying the Mirqab housing project, indicating that Kuwait Municipality and the Municipal Council recently addressed PAHW about the site because it falls within the commercial and investment zone, reports Al-Qabas daily.
On the sidelines of the workshop on ‘State’s housing projects and the procedural obstacles’ held recently by the Reform and Development Committee of the Municipal Council, Al-Waqyan indicated that the future of Al-Sawaber Complex is in the hands of Ministry of Finance, especially since the Cabinet has issued a decision to demolish the housing complex.
He said Ministry of Finance, during the last meeting of the Cabinet’s Economic Committee, issued the decision concerning expropriation of Al-Sawaber Complex and demanded shifting the residents of the complex who do hold necessary documents to the housing project of northwest Sulaibikhat area prior to demolishing the complex.