Govt appoints six Municipal Council members

KUWAIT: The government of Kuwait appointed yesterday six members in the Municipal Council following the election of 10 members last Saturday. The Cabinet, in its weekly session chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak AlHamad Al-Sabah, approved appointment of Osama Al-Otaibi, Humoud Al-Enezi, Abdulsalam Al-Randi, Abdulwahhab Burusly, Mishal Al-Hamdhan and Maha Al-Baghli. The Cabinet approved the appointment decree and referred it to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Minister of State for Cabinet Anas Al-Saleh said in a statement.

The Cabinet commended judges, and officials in ministries of interior, education, information and health as well as Kuwait Fire Services Directorate and Kuwait Municipality for their efforts throughout the election, said Al-Saleh. Municipal elections were held two days ago and 10 members were elected, representing 10 constituencies.

Hassan Kamal won 2,099 votes out of 17,997 eligible voters in the first constituency. Abdullah Al-Mehri won 3,550 votes out of 24,537 eligible voters in the second constituency. Abdulaziz Al-Mejel won 1,985 votes out of 30,651 eligible voters in the third constituency. Hamad Al-Medlej got 4,108 votes out of 75,560 eligible voters in the fourth constituency. Abdullah Al-Roumi won 5,336 votes out of 36,722 eligible voters in the fifth constituency. Fheid Al-Rashidi won 7,329 votes out of 50,247 eligible voters in the sixth constituency. Mohammad AlMutairi won 8,480 votes out of 58,479 eligible voters in the seventh constituency. Ahmad Al-Enezi won 8,109 votes out of 77,614 eligible voters in the eighth constituency. Ali Al-Azmi won 8,702 votes out of 70,277 eligible voters in the ninth constituency. Hamdi Al-Azmi got 10,755 votes out of 78,552 eligible voters in the 10th constituency. A total of 73 candidates, including one female, stood for the elections that ran smoothly and orderly at 102 polling stations countrywide. — KUNA