‘A little out of a lot ... you deliberately killed ambition in us’
“WE SAY it with all pain and sorrow: God will not forgive our successive governments that contributed to killing our ambition as a people who have unlimited ambition and aspire to regain leadership,” columnist Talal AlSaeed wrote for Al-Seyassah daily.
“Know that you deliberately killed the ambition in us, and the evidence is too much to list all of it. We were waiting for the Parliament to perform, and now we are waiting for the Parliament to convene only.
“We were waiting for the government to fulfill our demands, and then we were waiting for the government to be formed, and we were waiting for its president to make a good choice.
“We were expecting the elected ministers to be the voice of the people in the Council of Ministers, and then they transferred their electoral headquarters to the ministries they supervise!
“You killed our ambition, as our ambition was very great, such as obtaining quick solutions to the complex housing issue, which becomes more complicated with the large number of requests, and their accumulation, so our ambition has become to repair our ruined streets, which cause daily human and material losses, meaning that we have forgotten or they have forgotten the housing issue!
“Perhaps the series “Darwazat Al-Abd Al-Razzaq Tunnel”, which has not and will not end, is the best testimony of the slow implementation and indifference to people’s complaints!
“The aspiration of every Kuwaiti citizen was to get a job after employment requests accumulated at the Service Bureau. Then our ambition became for ministers and members to stop employing their children and relatives by “nepotism”, like what happens in the employment in the oil and ports sectors, and for the Service Bureau to stand by them and prevent excesses that provoked people.
“We aspired to amend the demographics, and then our ambition became to eliminate the violators of the residency law, whose number is increasing at an alarming rate -- marginal labor, and beggars.
“We were looking forward to get rid of the corruption that gnaws at the joints of the state, and we demanded strict measures that eliminate corruption and the corrupt, and then we demanded getting rid of stray dogs that roam all areas of Kuwait day and night, and pose a great danger to people, and hospital records bear witness to that!
“We were dreaming of restoring leadership in Gulf drama and media production to restore our great position, and then we seek the help of adults to complement the adults until we face a small platform that was able to provoke us and even hurt us!
“This is a little out of a lot, so is there any answer?”
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“The Court of Ministers shall be abolished and the ministers shall be referred to ordinary courts, in which it is not known in advance who will adjudicate their cases, while -- of course -- preserving the honor of the current ministers, by being careful about who will be interrogated with them,” columnist Sami Abdul Latif Al-Nisf wrote for Annahar daily.
“The reform is that we start with the processes of amending and revising the constitution to fix the failures that prevailed in parliamentary work, and to prevent the outrageous and illegal enrichment of some deputies, and not to abuse constitutional tools -- especially the interrogation -- for other than their good purposes, and to prevent internal and dangerous external political money from influencing the work of deputies, and the establishment of a council parallel to the notables, in which women, minorities, intellectuals, culture and economists, and those specialized in legislation, accounting and government work are appointed.
“It is necessary reform to activate the judicial inspection processes, not to be limited to studying the file of the judge only when he desires to promote him, and not to make anyone above the judicial inspection, and it is preferable that distinguished judges be selected for the inspection process, and that they not be changed, and that the results of the judicial inspection be announced and published in volumes for benefit and deterrence.
“At last, the reform processes must extend to all bureaus, departments, ministries, institutions, companies, and governmental bodies, as well as to sovereign ministries.”
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“‘A sane person does the unthinkable, and if he believes, he has no reason.’ This is what the proverb says. It is inconceivable that a citizen escaped from inspection at Salmi border, after the discovery of hashish estimated at 17 kilograms in his possession. He went directly to the airport and left for Turkey!” columnist Talal Al-Saeid wrote for Al-Seyassah daily.
“This is the official version we are required to believe whether it is appropriate or not. For your information, the distance between Salmi and the international airport is about two hours, which could have been sufficient time to report, chase and arrest him. However, all these measures were not taken by customs officers, police or investigators. They will not be held accountable, and the case will pass coldly and peacefully!
“Certainly, the case will not end with the smuggler escaping from the country. Sooner or later, he will be pursued, arrested or brought through the Interpol.
“But the important question is: Where are all the interior services about his arrest? They have the capabilities to precede the smuggler before his arrival at the airport. Undoubtedly, some failed to perform their duty and did not act properly among the customs officers and police.”
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“Protests... comments... articles could lead to a heated debate in the British Parliament! All because King Charles of Great Britain had the audacity to invite Ursula von der Leyen —President of the European Commission — to have tea, sandwiches and cake with him at Windsor Castle after a successful meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Ireland’s trade status in the European Economic Community,” columnist Dr Naji Al-Zaid wrote for Al-Jarida daily.
“For hundreds of years, afternoon tea has been a tradition for the English people, but the media and political commentators consider it interference of the British crown in government policies, since the visit ended in the British Prime Minister‘s agreement with the European Common Market in arranging a special status for Ireland, and its relationship with Europe and Britain.
“Some consider this the interference of King Charles in the policies and decisions of the prime minister... The matter may seem simple, as it is just about a cup of tea, sandwiches, cake, cream and jam, but public opinion on the throne states there should be no interfere in politics at all, distancing the king from criticism and defamation... Without a doubt, there is wisdom in that.”