309,644 civilian employed in the public sector, says CSC

Contract extended for supplying health service to retirees

KUWAIT CITY, July 5: Recent Civil Service Commission (CSC) statistics place the total number of civilian workers in public sector since the beginning of July at 309,644, of which 231,408 are Kuwaitis covering 74.73 percent of the figure, reports Al-Qabas daily.

It indicated that non-Kuwaiti civilian government employees constitute 78,236 representing 25.27 percent of total workforce in the sector. The number of Kuwaiti women employees is twice over that of their male counterparts in public sector with 147,869 as against 83,539 men.

Quite the reverse, the difference between non-Kuwaiti male and female employees was minimal in the sense that non-Kuwaiti men made up 39,063 and the women 39,173.

Ministry of Education has the largest number of civilian government employees reaching 114,868 of which 83,665 are Kuwaitis while non-Kuwaitis constitute 31,203. The female employees of the same ministry have reached 71,264 and their male counterparts 12,401.

Next is the Ministry of Health whose civilian employees constitute 63,206 including 26,861 Kuwaitis, while Ministry of Electricity and Water occupies the third place with a total number of 21,025 employees represented by 19,692 Kuwaitis and 1,333 non-Kuwaitis.

Meanwhile, Ministry of Finance has agreed to the request of Ministry of Health to extend the contract for supplying health services to retirees (Afia) for additional six months with effect from the expiry of the last extension, reports Al-Anba daily quoting informed sources.

They explained that the extension will be from July 16, 2018 to Jan 16, 2019 under the same terms and conditions without any increase in the price of the original contract.

The extension deal is worth KD 41 million without the provision for advertising.

The costs of the contract will be covered from the “Afia” budget in the budget of the current fiscal year. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari with outgoing Ambassador of Kuwait Dr Abdulaziz Alsharrah and

other officials in Abuja President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari received in his office at the State House in Abuja Tuesday the outgoing Ambassador of Kuwait to Nigeria Dr Abdulaziz Alsharrah. The meeting was held on the occasion of the envoy’s completion of his fiveyear diplomatic tenure in Nigeria. Several senior Nigerian government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama

The sources highlighted that this step was taken after the Central Agency for Public Tenders cancelled the current tender of health insurance for retired citizens (Afia) with the relaunch of a new tender.

The Students Admission Committee headed by Public Prosecutor Dherar Al-Asousi has finalized the admission of 93 Kuwaiti students including 24 girls to take up the position

attended the meeting.

President Buhari commended Ambassador Alsharrah for his efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Kuwait since his assumption of office in 2013, wishing him success in his future endeavor. He pointed to deep-rooted relations the two countries share, especially as they are both members of OPEC.

Responding, Ambassador

of prosecutor, reports Al-Rai daily.

According to sources, the accepted students obtained a “distinction” or “very good” grade, as the committee decided to exclude those with a “good” grade.

The committee’s decision includes students who graduated from College of Sharia (Jurisprudence or Principles of Jurisprudence) in Kuwait University, the International Law College and the United Arab Emirates University.

Alsharrah delivered a goodwill message from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to the President and citizens of Nigeria. He thanked the President and his government and the Kuwaiti government for the cooperation he enjoyed throughout his period of stay in Nigeria, which reflected positively in boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.

The names were referred to the Judicial Council for approval.

The candidates went through a written examination and personal interviews, and the successful candidates were selected. They will be enrolled in a legal course at the Kuwait Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies under the designation of “junior legal researcher” for one year. They will be then appointed as prosecutors to carry out their duties in the judiciary sector.