MP-elect Hani Shams has recommended canceling the parliamentary summer vacation, as the citizens have waited so long for the ratification of important bills and they willingly went to the polling stations in spite of the hot weather. He said the most important bills submitted to the 2022 Parliament are ready for voting, especially since most of the members of the nullified Parliament retained their seats; hence, the required majority is available. He added that ratifying the urgent bills will determine the extent of the government’s cooperation with the legislature.
MP-elect Majed Al-Mutairi called on Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs Manaf Al- Hajri and the Central Bank of Kuwait governor to reduce the interest on deposits. He pointed out that his request is aimed at reducing the extra deposits in banks and encourage individuals to put their money in investments. He believes the interest reduction will help defaulters pay their loans. MP-elect Muhammad Al-Mutair disclosed that his top priority is to amend the Constitutional Court Law in order to foil attempts to nullify the Parliament. MP-elect Fayez Al-Jomhour asked the Civil Service Commission (CSC) chairman to form a committee to investigate the exams of applicants to legal jobs. He said rumor has it that the exams were made to match the laws of Jordan, not Kuwait.
MP-elect Muhammad Hayef Al-Mutairi invited his colleagues to a meeting in his diwaniya on Monday to discuss the priorities stated in the so-called ‘Nation’s Agenda Document’. These priorities include the political reform bills; such as the amendment of the National Assembly Law, Election Law and establishment of the Higher Commission for Elections. The priority economic bills include the establishment of the North Economic Zone, cancellation of exclusive local agencies, and reforming small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The freedom related bills include the amendment of the Remand Law, disqualification of candidates and amendment of the Publishing and Printing Law.
Other priorities are amendment of the Civil Service Commission and Constitutional Court laws, restructuring the salary scale, amendment of the Private Sector Law, and allowing citizens to work in both the public and private sectors. The document also stressed the need to address the housing issue by combating the monopoly of plots and establishment of a shareholding company for the construction of residential cities.
Source- Arab Times.
