What about our other priorities?

As expected, the housing issue was on top of citizens’ priorities, as per a poll conducted by the parliament. Accordingly, lawmakers held a meeting to discuss prioritizing this issue and treated it as an example for the next parliamentary term. The question here is: What about other priorities like healthcare and educational concerns?

I do not expect the housing problem to be solved soon even if it is prioritized by the parliament. Facts in Kuwait have proven that simple problems sometimes take over a decade to be resolved. This happens because of the instability of our Cabinets and occasionally changing governments and parliaments, which negatively affects planning and projects, not to mention the bureaucracy. Now we are used to the fact that

Lawmakers’ focus on one problem is a good thing because their efforts will not be squandered. Well, what we need is real cooperation between both powers to quickly solve problems. Both legislative and executive need to cooperate to introduce new laws and legislations to solve citizens’ major problems and avoid wasting precious time in the bargain while citizens wait for houses and more applications accumulate.

simple transactions that normally require one signature take months to be finally completed. So what happens to Kuwait’s major issue: housing?

If solving the housing issue takes decades, what will happen to other concerns during these years? How will citizens manage while watching health and educational services deteriorate due to neglect?

Lawmakers’ focus on one problem is a good thing because their efforts will not be squandered. Well, what we need is real cooperation between both powers to quickly solve problems. Both legislative and executive need to cooperate to introduce new laws and legislations to solve citizens’ major problems and avoid wasting precious time in the bargain while citizens wait for houses and more applications accumulate - eventually bringing us back to square one! — Al-Jarida