LOCAL ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021 3 A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION diwaniya ‘White smoke has yet to emerge from chimney of National Assembly’ “DESPITE the start of what was called the ‘Kuwaiti National Dialogue’, the results are still obscure and people are waiting for the ‘white smoke’ to appear from the chimney of the National Assembly building,” columnist Sami Abdul- latif Al-Nisf wrote for Annahar daily. “One of the reasons for the surprising lack of compatibility that surfaced between the opposition forces, including strong supporters of the dialogue and those who staunchly opposed it, shows that the final re- sults may probably satisfy some while others may get angry. “We wish, as we mentioned earlier, that these prob- lems would be resolved in absolute secrecy and through ‘shuttle flights’ before announcing the start of the dia- logue to ensure results. “In Kuwait, the differences far outnumber those in China and India together, which necessitates the crea- tion of a permanent center for national dialogue where Kuwait’s distinguished and wise men and women con- stantly and continuously keep in touch with the parties to the conflict -- political, economic or social and try to get a close look at the views of both sides and try to reach a compromise formula before calling for any open dialogue so that no party is embarrassed. “This is because of the number of disputes in Kuwait and the mentality of the conflict itself is entrenched in the Kuwaiti mind. This reason is good enough to keep the workers of the center busy throughout the year without even finding time to rest, but the country will surely save billions of dinars which it pays as a price for those endless conflicts. “At last, congratulations on the emergence of the results of the Qatari Shura Council elections, and the high turnout rate at the ‘polling booths’ which ex- ceeded 65 percent. “I say hard luck to women who participated and were not successful because of the usual Arab culture. We hope that some of them will be appointed as members, and Qatar will move away from another bad Kuwaiti practice, that is to say the issuance of a political execution for those who did not win, and make it closer to an insult or a challenge to eligibility. “The truth is that success in the elections does not mean competence and honesty, nor does the failure mean lack of competence and honesty.” Also: “We bless the sublime initiative calling for a national dialogue between the Legislative and the Executive powers to reach an agreement over cooperation and coordination between the two powers for the good of the country and its citizens,” columnist Talal Al-Enezi wrote for Al-Rai daily. “Notwithstanding, the national reconciliation and turning over the page of differences and opening a new page will be at top of this conference’s priori- ties. In this connection, we suggest the two powers, should pay attention to the suspended issues including writing off the loans of citizens, which has become a heavy burden on the shoulders of citizens, and the long-awaited solution to be Bedoun (stateless persons) problem and issue of demographics. “However, the Kuwaitis are currently looking forward to see both the Leg- islature and the Executive powers paying attention to their housing problems, the job crisis, the improvement of the standard of living, improving the medical care system and educational at all levels. “Likewise, we the authorities concerned will hasten to nullify the Electronic Crimes Law, which has caused many problems for the youth just because they expressed their opinion over a specific issue. “Apart from the above, the citizens are looking for stability, development and evolution of their country. We feel a lump in our mouth when we look around and see the development of other countries which have less human and financial potential than us. They are fast developing while we continue to fall behind. “Today, the members of the Legislative and Executive powers have a histori- cal responsibility of cooperation, solidarity and coordination between them in order to transform the ambitions of the citizens into reality. “This historical opportunity, which has been created by HH the Amir of the Country Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, we pray to Almighty Allah to protect and care him, through a sublime patronage, we have to seize this op- portunity to take the nation on a higher pedestal.” ❑ ❑ ❑ “In 1990 AD, the United Nations declared the first day of October as Interna- tional Day of Older Persons with the aim of providing a common platform for activities related to the care, service and rehabilitation of the elderly around the world,” columnist Ibrahim Al-Baghli wrote for Annahar daily. “By commemorating this day, individuals, government institutions, organi- zations and non-profit associations around the world are sensitized (be award- ed) and encouraged through the implementation of voluntary, charitable and humanitarian activities. They effectively contribute to achieving goals at the local, national, regional and international levels. “Our celebration of the International Day of Older Persons is a message of love, gratitude, appreciation and loyalty towards our fathers and mothers. It aims to put a smile and happiness on their faces. This is in appreciation of their path of giving, their accomplishments throughout their lives, and their ability to continue to give and to pass on their experiences to future generations. “They are also among the groups in society that need attention and care. Providing their needs is the social responsibility of all individuals, as well as the public, private and civil society institutions. “Therefore, at Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghli Charitable Foundation for the Right- eous Son, we are always keen on promoting the concepts and issues on right- eousness towards the parents. We honor the elderly through the Al-Baghli Award for the Righteous Son. This is aimed at raising public awareness on the importance of honoring parents, caring, serving and rehabilitating the elderly, strengthening the Kuwaiti society and achieving the principle of social partner- ship to serve all categories and groups in society.” ❑ ❑ ❑ “If the government returns to the National Assembly minutes in 2015... Yes, if only the government returned to those minutes, it would have found that it was worth interrogating former Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi,” columnist Dr Naji Al-Zaid wrote for Al-Jarida daily. “The inquiries included in the minutes were about many transgressions, some of which ended with the conviction of former Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi and Assistant Undersecretary Mahmoud Abdel-Hadi who were sentenced to seven years in prison! The courts are also continuing their trial in other cases – related to new embezzlement. They appeared in court clad in prisoners’ clothes! “Who remembers the campaign launched by the government before and dur- ing the interrogation, which prevented Al-Obaidi from gaining confidence?! “The experience of the former health minister proved that abuses and embez- zlement are in the hands of agents, for which judicial convictions were issued. The judiciary is still looking into other cases related to the same subject. That is enough to serve as a lesson for the future.” — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Sami Al-Nisf Other Voices Laith requests, Shafiq wishes By Ahmad alsarraf T he position of some Arabs towards Kuwait is similar to their position towards the United States. They insult America in the afternoon and write articles attacking that country at night and the next morning you find them in queue at the American Embassy gate waiting for an entry visa. Laith Shu- bailat, a re- ligiously extremist Jorda- nian dissident and supporter of Saddam, wrote an article ad- dressed to the Gulf people de- scribing them as intolerant to- wards each other, keeping people with them for long years and denying them permanent residence. Shubailat compared our situation to that of Canada, and how Ottawa grants citizenship to immigrants, the last of whom were eighty people from thirty countries. The comparison between the Gulf States and Canada is unfair and ridicu- lous. Things must be put in the right context. Canada differs from the Arab coun- tries, the Gulf countries in particular, with its culture, universities, religious tolerance, belief in human rights, vast wealth and membership in the club of the richest and greatest countries, there- fore, neither Kuwait nor its peers are comparable. Take for example, the economic difference between the two countries. Canada did not give citizenship to the eighty people for nothing, and there are certainly no Gulf Arabs among them, nor are there millions of other immi- grants, but rather those whom Canada needs them. Shubailat’s pride in Canada embrac- ing Jordanians or others is pathetic. This is not something to be proud of. Rather, it is evidence of the inability of the countries to absorb these immi- grants. To think of it, how can we re- quest countries to absorb them that don’t tolerate each other? And if Kuwait opens its doors to Laith and his family and relatives and gives them its citizenship or permanent residence, then it is obliged to give the same benefits to hundreds of thousands of other Arab brothers. If this happened, and it later became clear that neither the state’s space nor its financial capabilities were able to accommodate all these numbers, Laith and his family would be the first and the loudest voices in demanding to stop the immigration of brothers or their perma- nent residence among us. As for the other, Shafiq Imam, he lived among us for nearly half a cen- tury and benefited from his experience financially, and returned to his home- land without paying a penny of tax on his income. Shafiq, upon his settlement in Egypt, sent tweets and articles that reeked of sedition, recounting seven dilemmas that Kuwait would face in the event that it imposed fees on those who reached sixty, and explained how health insur- ance in old age is a duty of the Kuwaiti government for all residents and a constitutional right on the ground they made contributions. He threatened that the issue of these people would become a subject of controversy in the international com- munity, and global and regional organi- zations. I do not know where these or- ganizations stand with regard to dozens of countries, including Egypt, which do not treat foreigners, and even Arabs, the same as citizens but in a different way, and this is an indisputable sovereign right for each country. His demand to grant permanent resi- dency is a troubling and sensitive issue, the victim of which will be the resident himself if it is expanded. No country in the world is obliged, neither consti- tutionally nor humanly nor morally, to give permanent residence or the nation- ality of the state to whoever worked in it, if that state does not want or its laws do not allow because of the limited re- sources or any other reason. Therefore, he and others must stop this nonsense. Kuwait opened its doors to the brothers and the strangers before he or Shubailat were born, and they found nothing in this honorable home- land except all affection and love, and the majority of these returned to their homelands, or remained in Kuwait. The state has the right to grant na- tionality or permanent residence to those it wishes and this is what we tend to do but no one has the right to threaten us with the wrath of the world if we im- pose fees on one category and exclude the other. ❑ ❑ ❑ e-mail: [email protected] SAB rejects 3 PAHW tenders MPW top position tests on hold KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: According to reliable sources, the State Audit Bureau sent a letter to the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW), expressing its rejection of three tenders for the sup- ply, extension and maintenance of 132 KV ground cables for feeding eight ma- jor substations in the N6, N9 and N10 suburbs of the city of Mutla’a, reports Al-Qabas daily. It stated that, after reviewing the papers on the subject, it was still of the opinion to reject the tenders due to the incorrectness of excluding the bidder with the lowest prices despite the technical fulfillment of the bid, according to the books of the authority responsible for determining this, which is the Ministry of Electricity and Water. On the other hand, PAHW revealed that the total pro- jects completed in six years was 50 diversified housing projects in the areas of infrastructure, roads, electricity, and asphalt. Completed In a report by PAHW regarding its completed projects from 2016 until the end of last year, PAHW revealed that the most prominent of these projects that were initially received are the project for building 640 apartments in the city of Jaber Al-Ahmad, the infrastructure and roads project for the cities of South Abdullah Al-Mubarak and Mutla’a, and the projects related to the extension of underground cables, road works and infrastructure net- works in several housing cities, including Wafra, West Abdullah Al-Mubarak, and low-cost housing. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Works has post- poned conducting tests to fill supervisory positions due to a technical defect. The tests were scheduled to be con- ducted today. The ministry said in a text message to the candidates that the date for tests has been postponed until further notice. However, informed sources told the daily that the postponement came in response to the intense anger sparked when the candidates were told last Wednesday that they should refer to books at the Kuwait University as a prelude to prepare for the test. The sources pointed out that many candidates in- formed the ministry officials that there was no sufficient time to prepare. Court schedules Oct 17 hearing of bribery case By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: The Court of Cassation presided over by Judge Ahmad Al-Ajeel has scheduled the session of Octo- ber 17 for the hearing of the case related to the Bangladeshi MP in which some officials of the Ministry of Interior and Pub- lic Authority for Manpower and a former MP are involved as defendants. Previously, the Court of Appeals had sentenced the former assistant undersecretary for Passports and Citizenship Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah, a former official of the Public Authority for Manpower Hassan Al- Khidr, and the former MP Salah Khorshid to seven-year im- prisonment with hard labor and immediate enforcement after they were convicted of crimes related to bribery and abuse of influence. The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of the Court of First Instance to imprison a former candidate in the Fourth Con- stituency Nawaf Al-Mutairi for four years, and Mohammad Rashidoun, a worker of the Bangladeshi MP’s company, for three years. The court acquitted the former MP Sa’adoun Hammad of all charges. The court explained that all the crimes attributed to the first defendant that he has been convicted were organized by a sin- gle criminal project with several acts that complement each other. They together formed the criminal unit intended by the legislator, which warrants punishment, especially on the first defendant who betrayed trust, and exploited weak migrant workers by devouring their money. KUNA photo Chief of the General Staff of the Army Lieutenant-General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah presents a memento to the visiting Romanian Military, Air and Naval Defense At- taché Colonel Dorel Sandow. KHFS to help Kuwaitis, residents Illegals, vendors held to be deported Campaign to help dialysis patients KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: The Kuwaiti Hu- manitarian Friendship Society (KHFS) continues its humanitarian projects aimed at providing aid and assistance to the needy persons residing on the land of Kuwait, reports Al-Anba daily. The Chairman of the Society’s Board of Directors, Ahmad Al-Sarraf, an- nounced the launch of the ‘Our Good in Kuwait’ campaign to support those in need of dialysis in the country. Al-Sarraf said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor was approached to im- plement the campaign, and the ministry agreed to grant the association license No K39/TGD ‘2’ 2021. For his part, the Director-General of the Kuwaiti Humanitarian Friendship Society, Khaled bin Sabt, stressed the importance of supporting this campaign, which targets nearly a thousand cases of dialysis in various Kuwaiti hospitals, in- cluding insolvent patients, both citizens and residents. Bin Sabt called upon the people of Kuwait and everyone who resides on its land to support this humanitarian project that relieves insolvent patients the suffer- ing of providing high fees for the dialysis process, which is considered life or death for those suffering from kidney failure. Bin Sabt added donating any amount will inevitably contribute to the treatment of dialysis patients and alleviating their suffering, noting that donors are received by contacting the association or via Knet on the association’s website or through bank deductions, noting that the associa- tion does not deduct any percentage of donations and that the entire amount of the donation goes to those who need it in this project. Bin Sabt invited the benefactors of the people of Kuwait and the institutions and individuals to support this humanitarian project inside Kuwait. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: An extensive security campaign which was organized upon instructions of the Assistant Under- secretary of the Ministry of Interior for Public Security, Major-General Farraj Al- Zoubi has resulted in the arrest of many violators of the residence law, street ven- dors and menial workers who are staying in the country illegally; in addition to the arrest of two bootleggers, reports Al-Rai daily. All violators have been referred to the deportation center. Meanwhile, the Public Morals Protection and Anti-Human Trafficking Department of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has assigned a Hotline No.1888688 to receive reports and complaints about human and labor trafficking cases, reports Al-Rai daily quoting the Ministry of Interior. And, the remains of a young man, believed to be in his 30s, have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Anba daily. The daily added, the victim died after his car crashed into a tree on a road be- tween Taima and Naeem. A security source said acting on information police and paramedics rushed to the spot and sought the help of firemen to extract the remains from the car wreckage. The victim, a Gulf citizen, apparently died on the spot. alsarraf Military issues discussed Chief of the General Staff of the Army Lieutenant-General Khaled Saleh Al- Sabah discussed with the Romanian Military, Air and Naval Defense Attaché in the country, Colonel Dorel Sandow, joint military issues. The Chief of Staff said in a press statement that Lieutenant-General Khaled Al-Saleh received Colonel San- dow in his office Monday, during the meeting cordial conversations were exchanged and the most important mat- ters and topics of common interest were discussed. The statement added that Lieutenant- General Khaled Al-Saleh praised the depth of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief of Staff Lieu- tenant-General Fahd Al-Nasser, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Operations and Plans Authority, Major General Walid Al-Sardi, and a number of senior army commanding officers. (KUNA)
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LOCALARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021
3
A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION
diwaniya‘White smoke has yet to emerge from chimney of National Assembly’“DESPITE the start of what was called the ‘Kuwaiti National Dialogue’, the results are still obscure and people are waiting for the ‘white smoke’ to appear from the chimney of the National Assembly building,” columnist Sami Abdul-latif Al-Nisf wrote for Annahar daily.
“One of the reasons for the surprising lack of compatibility that surfaced between the opposition forces, including strong supporters of the dialogue and those who staunchly opposed it, shows that the fi nal re-sults may probably satisfy some while others may get angry.
“We wish, as we mentioned earlier, that these prob-lems would be resolved in absolute secrecy and through ‘shuttle fl ights’ before announcing the start of the dia-logue to ensure results.
“In Kuwait, the differences far outnumber those in China and India together, which necessitates the crea-tion of a permanent center for national dialogue where Kuwait’s distinguished and wise men and women con-stantly and continuously keep in touch with the parties to the confl ict -- political, economic or social and try to get a close look at the views of both sides and try to reach a compromise formula before calling for any open dialogue so that no party is embarrassed.
“This is because of the number of disputes in Kuwait and the mentality of the confl ict itself is entrenched in the Kuwaiti mind. This reason is good enough to keep the workers of the center busy throughout the year without even fi nding time to rest, but the country will surely save billions of dinars which it pays as a price for those endless confl icts.
“At last, congratulations on the emergence of the results of the Qatari Shura Council elections, and the high turnout rate at the ‘polling booths’ which ex-ceeded 65 percent.
“I say hard luck to women who participated and were not successful because of the usual Arab culture. We hope that some of them will be appointed as members, and Qatar will move away from another bad Kuwaiti practice, that is to say the issuance of a political execution for those who did not win, and make it closer to an insult or a challenge to eligibility.
“The truth is that success in the elections does not mean competence and honesty, nor does the failure mean lack of competence and honesty.”
Also:“We bless the sublime initiative calling for a national dialogue between the
Legislative and the Executive powers to reach an agreement over cooperation and coordination between the two powers for the good of the country and its citizens,” columnist Talal Al-Enezi wrote for Al-Rai daily.
“Notwithstanding, the national reconciliation and turning over the page of differences and opening a new page will be at top of this conference’s priori-ties. In this connection, we suggest the two powers, should pay attention to the suspended issues including writing off the loans of citizens, which has become a heavy burden on the shoulders of citizens, and the long-awaited solution to be Bedoun (stateless persons) problem and issue of demographics.
“However, the Kuwaitis are currently looking forward to see both the Leg-islature and the Executive powers paying attention to their housing problems, the job crisis, the improvement of the standard of living, improving the medical care system and educational at all levels.
“Likewise, we the authorities concerned will hasten to nullify the Electronic Crimes Law, which has caused many problems for the youth just because they expressed their opinion over a specifi c issue.
“Apart from the above, the citizens are looking for stability, development and evolution of their country. We feel a lump in our mouth when we look around and see the development of other countries which have less human and fi nancial potential than us. They are fast developing while we continue to fall behind.
“Today, the members of the Legislative and Executive powers have a histori-cal responsibility of cooperation, solidarity and coordination between them in order to transform the ambitions of the citizens into reality.
“This historical opportunity, which has been created by HH the Amir of the Country Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, we pray to Almighty Allah to protect and care him, through a sublime patronage, we have to seize this op-portunity to take the nation on a higher pedestal.”
❑ ❑ ❑
“In 1990 AD, the United Nations declared the fi rst day of October as Interna-tional Day of Older Persons with the aim of providing a common platform for activities related to the care, service and rehabilitation of the elderly around the world,” columnist Ibrahim Al-Baghli wrote for Annahar daily.
“By commemorating this day, individuals, government institutions, organi-zations and non-profi t associations around the world are sensitized (be award-
ed) and encouraged through the implementation of voluntary, charitable and humanitarian activities. They effectively contribute to achieving goals at the local, national, regional and international levels.
“Our celebration of the International Day of Older Persons is a message of love, gratitude, appreciation and loyalty towards our fathers and mothers. It aims to put a smile and happiness on their faces. This is in appreciation of their path of giving, their accomplishments throughout their lives, and their ability to continue to give and to pass on their experiences to future generations.
“They are also among the groups in society that need attention and care. Providing their needs is the social responsibility of all individuals, as well as the public, private and civil society institutions.
“Therefore, at Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghli Charitable Foundation for the Right-eous Son, we are always keen on promoting the concepts and issues on right-eousness towards the parents. We honor the elderly through the Al-Baghli Award for the Righteous Son. This is aimed at raising public awareness on the importance of honoring parents, caring, serving and rehabilitating the elderly, strengthening the Kuwaiti society and achieving the principle of social partner-ship to serve all categories and groups in society.”
❑ ❑ ❑
“If the government returns to the National Assembly minutes in 2015... Yes, if only the government returned to those minutes, it would have found that it was worth interrogating former Health Minister Dr Ali Al-Obaidi,” columnist Dr Naji Al-Zaid wrote for Al-Jarida daily.
“The inquiries included in the minutes were about many transgressions, some of which ended with the conviction of former Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi and Assistant Undersecretary Mahmoud Abdel-Hadi who were sentenced to seven years in prison! The courts are also continuing their trial in other cases – related to new embezzlement. They appeared in court clad in prisoners’ clothes!
“Who remembers the campaign launched by the government before and dur-ing the interrogation, which prevented Al-Obaidi from gaining confi dence?!
“The experience of the former health minister proved that abuses and embez-zlement are in the hands of agents, for which judicial convictions were issued. The judiciary is still looking into other cases related to the same subject. That is enough to serve as a lesson for the future.”
— Compiled by Zaki Taleb
Sami Al-Nisf
Other Voices
Laith requests, Shafi q wishesBy Ahmad alsarraf
The position of some Arabs towards Kuwait is similar to their position
towards the United States. They insult America in the afternoon and write articles attacking that country at night and the next morning you fi nd them in queue at the American Embassy gate waiting for an entry visa.
Laith Shu-bailat, a re-l i g i o u s l y extremist Jorda-nian dissident and supporter of Saddam, wrote an article ad-dressed to the Gulf people de-scribing them as intolerant to-wards each other, keeping people with them for long years and denying them permanent residence.
Shubailat compared our situation to that of Canada, and how Ottawa grants citizenship to immigrants, the last of whom were eighty people from thirty countries.
The comparison between the Gulf States and Canada is unfair and ridicu-lous. Things must be put in the right context.
Canada differs from the Arab coun-tries, the Gulf countries in particular, with its culture, universities, religious tolerance, belief in human rights, vast wealth and membership in the club of the richest and greatest countries, there-fore, neither Kuwait nor its peers are comparable.
Take for example, the economic difference between the two countries. Canada did not give citizenship to the eighty people for nothing, and there are certainly no Gulf Arabs among them, nor are there millions of other immi-grants, but rather those whom Canada needs them.
Shubailat’s pride in Canada embrac-ing Jordanians or others is pathetic. This is not something to be proud of. Rather, it is evidence of the inability of the countries to absorb these immi-grants. To think of it, how can we re-quest countries to absorb them that don’t tolerate each other?
And if Kuwait opens its doors to Laith and his family and relatives and gives them its citizenship or permanent residence, then it is obliged to give the same benefi ts to hundreds of thousands of other Arab brothers.
If this happened, and it later became clear that neither the state’s space nor its fi nancial capabilities were able to accommodate all these numbers, Laith and his family would be the fi rst and the loudest voices in demanding to stop the immigration of brothers or their perma-nent residence among us.
As for the other, Shafi q Imam, he lived among us for nearly half a cen-tury and benefi ted from his experience fi nancially, and returned to his home-land without paying a penny of tax on his income.
Shafi q, upon his settlement in Egypt, sent tweets and articles that reeked of sedition, recounting seven dilemmas that Kuwait would face in the event that it imposed fees on those who reached sixty, and explained how health insur-ance in old age is a duty of the Kuwaiti government for all residents and a constitutional right on the ground they made contributions.
He threatened that the issue of these people would become a subject of controversy in the international com-munity, and global and regional organi-zations. I do not know where these or-ganizations stand with regard to dozens of countries, including Egypt, which do not treat foreigners, and even Arabs, the same as citizens but in a different way, and this is an indisputable sovereign right for each country.
His demand to grant permanent resi-dency is a troubling and sensitive issue, the victim of which will be the resident himself if it is expanded. No country in the world is obliged, neither consti-tutionally nor humanly nor morally, to give permanent residence or the nation-ality of the state to whoever worked in it, if that state does not want or its laws do not allow because of the limited re-sources or any other reason.
Therefore, he and others must stop this nonsense. Kuwait opened its doors to the brothers and the strangers before he or Shubailat were born, and they found nothing in this honorable home-land except all affection and love, and the majority of these returned to their homelands, or remained in Kuwait.
The state has the right to grant na-tionality or permanent residence to those it wishes and this is what we tend to do but no one has the right to threaten us with the wrath of the world if we im-pose fees on one category and exclude the other.
❑ ❑ ❑
e-mail: [email protected]
SAB rejects 3 PAHW tendersMPW top position tests on hold
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: According to reliable sources, the State Audit Bureau sent a letter to the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW), expressing its rejection of three tenders for the sup-ply, extension and maintenance of 132 KV ground cables for feeding eight ma-jor substations in the N6, N9 and N10 suburbs of the city of Mutla’a, reports Al-Qabas daily.
It stated that, after reviewing the papers on the subject, it was still of the opinion to reject the tenders due to the incorrectness of excluding the bidder with the lowest prices despite the technical fulfi llment of the bid, according to the books of the authority responsible for determining this, which is the Ministry of Electricity and Water.
On the other hand, PAHW revealed that the total pro-jects completed in six years was 50 diversifi ed housing projects in the areas of infrastructure, roads, electricity, and asphalt.
CompletedIn a report by PAHW regarding its completed projects
from 2016 until the end of last year, PAHW revealed that the most prominent of these projects that were initially received are the project for building 640 apartments in the city of Jaber Al-Ahmad, the infrastructure and roads project for the cities of South Abdullah Al-Mubarak and Mutla’a, and the projects related to the extension of underground cables, road works and infrastructure net-works in several housing cities, including Wafra, West Abdullah Al-Mubarak, and low-cost housing.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Works has post-poned conducting tests to fi ll supervisory positions due to a technical defect. The tests were scheduled to be con-ducted today.
The ministry said in a text message to the candidates that the date for tests has been postponed until further notice.
However, informed sources told the daily that the postponement came in response to the intense anger sparked when the candidates were told last Wednesday that they should refer to books at the Kuwait University as a prelude to prepare for the test.
The sources pointed out that many candidates in-formed the ministry offi cials that there was no suffi cient time to prepare.
Court schedules Oct 17hearing of bribery case
By Jaber Al-HamoudAl-Seyassah Staff
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: The Court of Cassation presided over by Judge Ahmad Al-Ajeel has scheduled the session of Octo-ber 17 for the hearing of the case related to the Bangladeshi MP in which some offi cials of the Ministry of Interior and Pub-lic Authority for Manpower and a former MP are involved as defendants.
Previously, the Court of Appeals had sentenced the former assistant undersecretary for Passports and Citizenship Affairs at the Ministry of Interior Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah, a former offi cial of the Public Authority for Manpower Hassan Al-Khidr, and the former MP Salah Khorshid to seven-year im-prisonment with hard labor and immediate enforcement after they were convicted of crimes related to bribery and abuse of infl uence.
The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of the Court of First Instance to imprison a former candidate in the Fourth Con-stituency Nawaf Al-Mutairi for four years, and Mohammad Rashidoun, a worker of the Bangladeshi MP’s company, for three years.
The court acquitted the former MP Sa’adoun Hammad of all charges.
The court explained that all the crimes attributed to the fi rst defendant that he has been convicted were organized by a sin-gle criminal project with several acts that complement each other. They together formed the criminal unit intended by the legislator, which warrants punishment, especially on the fi rst defendant who betrayed trust, and exploited weak migrant workers by devouring their money.
KUNA photoChief of the General Staff of the Army Lieutenant-General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah presents a memento to the visiting Romanian Military, Air and Naval Defense At-
taché Colonel Dorel Sandow.
KHFS to help Kuwaitis, residents
Illegals, vendors held to be deported
Campaign to help dialysis patientsKUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: The Kuwaiti Hu-manitarian Friendship Society (KHFS) continues its humanitarian projects aimed at providing aid and assistance to the needy persons residing on the land of Kuwait, reports Al-Anba daily.
The Chairman of the Society’s Board of Directors, Ahmad Al-Sarraf, an-nounced the launch of the ‘Our Good in Kuwait’ campaign to support those in need of dialysis in the country.
Al-Sarraf said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor was approached to im-plement the campaign, and the ministry agreed to grant the association license No K39/TGD ‘2’ 2021.
For his part, the Director-General of the Kuwaiti Humanitarian Friendship Society, Khaled bin Sabt, stressed the importance of supporting this campaign, which targets nearly a thousand cases of dialysis in various Kuwaiti hospitals, in-cluding insolvent patients, both citizens
and residents.Bin Sabt called upon the people of
Kuwait and everyone who resides on its land to support this humanitarian project that relieves insolvent patients the suffer-ing of providing high fees for the dialysis process, which is considered life or death for those suffering from kidney failure.
Bin Sabt added donating any amount will inevitably contribute to the treatment of dialysis patients and alleviating their suffering, noting that donors are received by contacting the association or via Knet on the association’s website or through bank deductions, noting that the associa-tion does not deduct any percentage of donations and that the entire amount of the donation goes to those who need it in this project.
Bin Sabt invited the benefactors of the people of Kuwait and the institutions and individuals to support this humanitarian project inside Kuwait.
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 4: An extensive security campaign which was organized upon instructions of the Assistant Under-secretary of the Ministry of Interior for Public Security, Major-General Farraj Al-Zoubi has resulted in the arrest of many violators of the residence law, street ven-dors and menial workers who are staying in the country illegally; in addition to the arrest of two bootleggers, reports Al-Rai daily.
All violators have been referred to the deportation center.
Meanwhile, the Public Morals Protection and Anti-Human Traffi cking Department of the Criminal Investigation Department
(CID) has assigned a Hotline No.1888688 to receive reports and complaints about human and labor traffi cking cases, reports Al-Rai daily quoting the Ministry of Interior. And, the remains of a young man, believed to be in his 30s, have been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Anba daily.
The daily added, the victim died after his car crashed into a tree on a road be-tween Taima and Naeem.
A security source said acting on information police and paramedics rushed to the spot and sought the help of fi remen to extract the remains from the car wreckage.
The victim, a Gulf citizen, apparently died on the spot.
alsarraf
Military issues discussedChief of the General Staff of the Army Lieutenant-General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah discussed with the Romanian Military, Air and Naval Defense Attaché in the country, Colonel Dorel Sandow, joint military issues.
The Chief of Staff said in a press statement that Lieutenant-General Khaled Al-Saleh received Colonel San-dow in his offi ce Monday, during the meeting cordial conversations were exchanged and the most important mat-
ters and topics of common interest were discussed.
The statement added that Lieutenant-General Khaled Al-Saleh praised the depth of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief of Staff Lieu-tenant-General Fahd Al-Nasser, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Operations and Plans Authority, Major General Walid Al-Sardi, and a number of senior army commanding offi cers. (KUNA)
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