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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 16: The Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares referred a report of a fact-finding committee on the new Kuwait airport project to Public Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) to take the necessary legal measures in this regard. In a statement Tuesday, the minister said that the fact-finding committee has concluded that the project completion rates are inconsistent with the contractual timetable, according to reports previously submitted by the project supervising body, as well as some technical, financial and legal remarks.
A set of technical recommendations contained in the reports of the committee have been approved and those concerned have been instructed to put them into effect quickly, she added.
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 26: MP Osama Al-Shaheen submitted a bill to amend Law No. 2/2016 on the establishment of Kuwait Anti- Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in order to obligate the prime minister, ministers, National Assembly speaker and MPs to submit their financial disclosures to Nazaha and make them available to the citizens.
MP Osama Al-Shaheen Al-Shaheen pointed out that the current law obligates the abovementioned individuals to submit their financial disclosures in sealed envelopes to Nazaha and the contents can be revealed only if requested by the judicial authority in case the relevant individual is subjected to investigation. He said the bill aims to provide citizens with facts about the financial status of the prime minister, ministers, Assembly speaker and MPs for citizens to follow up and question them any time.
Move comes after 15-year suspension
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Municipal Affairs Dr Rana Al-Fares has called for the reappointment of Kuwaiti citizens in the Municipal Legal Department under the degree of “Lawyer B”, after a 15-year suspension, reports Al-Anba daily. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Commerce and Industry and State Minister for Economic Affairs Faisal Al-Medlij, Dr Al-Fares indicated that the reappointment process is in line with the government’s approach towards securing public jobs and the importance of enabling national cadres to occupy those jobs.
She attributed the move to article 26 of the Kuwaiti Constitution which stipulates that “Public office is a national service entrusted to those who hold it. Public officials, in the exercise of their duties, shall aim at the public interest. Aliens (foreigners) may not hold public offices except in the cases specified by law” and with the availability of natio