‘Parliament should discuss gradual re-opening plan with govt’
MP Al-Dallal submits queries on coronavirus to Al-Saleh
KUWAIT CITY, May 19: The Parliament should discuss the gradual re-opening plan with the government, says MP Yousef Al-Fadalah.
Al-Fadalah suggested that the plan should take into consideration the health condition of employees suffering from chronic diseases and female employees who are pregnant, because their immune system is weak.
Meanwhile, MP Muhammad Al-Dallal submitted queries on coronavirus to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh. He asked if the Council of Ministers studied the impact of coronavirus on the plans of Kuwait such as the 2035 vision, if the council has alternative plans, if the council studied the hypothesis that coronavirus will remain for a long period, and if there are plans to deal with the issue in the long term and ‘coexist’ with the virus in terms of social, economic, health and security fields.
He inquired if Kuwait studied the plans of other countries in order to get some ideas to lay down its own plans, and steps taken by the Cabinet to coordinate the efforts of relevant bodies to implement such plans like the civil society organizations, official planning institutions and academic institutions and figures.
On the other hand, MP Hamdan Al-Azmi forwarded queries to Minister of Finance Barrak AlShitan on the privileges and allowances granted to the members and chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) before April 1, 2018 compared to the privileges and allowances allotted after the appointment of the current board.
He wants to know if the current board amended the decree on allowances and incentives. If yes, he requested for a copy of the decree.
He also demanded for the list of current board members with their allowances and incentives, as well as the list of employees appointed as assistant of the chief executive officer (CEO) of KAC along with their curriculum vitae. He asked if they were appointed according to the relevant procedures including job advertisements and interview, if those appointed as heads of departments and assistants of the CEO are highly qualified, if retirees were appointed to administrative posts, and if yes, he requested for a list of their names along with their positions and reasons for hiring them.