MP: Expats with mental illnesses are threat to Kuwait
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Kuwait: Ministry of Interior mulls withdrawing driving license of expats with mental health issues
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Kuwait City: On Thursday, MP Bader Al Humaidi announced that he will be putting forth legislation that would require authorities to deport expats who are receiving treatment at the psychiatric hospital in Kuwait in order to “protect society”.
“We will issue a law in the first session of the National Assembly [parliament] to determine the psychological diseases that must be eradicated from the country, those similar to AIDS and hepatitis, and the deportation of all expats who have files in the psychiatry immediately to protect the country, our sons and daughters,” Al Humaidi said in a statement.
He pointed out that around 37,000 expats are receiving treatment in Kuwait and that it is taking a financial toll in the country.
Kuwait City: After the opening session of the 16th legislative term of Kuwait’s National Assembly, many are wondering if the events that unfolded will impact parliament moving forward?
The most prominent take away from the first session was that Marzouq Al Ghanim was re-elected as speaker of parliament after receiving 33 votes from the 64 members that were present.
Al Ghanim’s re-election came as a surprise to many as 42 of the elected MPs publicly declared, last week, that they will be backing Bader Al Humaidi’s nomination for speaker.
“The MPs that vowed they will vote for Al Humaidi but did not shows that they are against the public’s calls to replace Al Ghanim as the speaker of parliament,” Saud Al Asfoor, a Kuwaiti writer, told Gulf News.