Manama: Three lawmakers in Kuwait on Wednesday filed a motion to grill Prime Minister Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah over various ‘violations’.
MPs Waleed Al Tabtabai, Marzouq Al Khalifa, and Mohammad Al Mutyar submitted their five-point motion to the parliament’s office and Speaker Marzouq Al Ganem said the quizzing would be held on April 25.
The first point raised is about “the violation of the law and abuse of power by the government in a selective, retaliatory or politically motivated manner in its interpretation and application of the laws through issuing decrees and revoking the Kuwaiti citizenship from some of its holders.”
The second point deals with the violation of international treaties and conventions and the abuse of power by the government in a selective, retaliatory or politically motivated manner by issuing legislation that is contrary to its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The third point revolves around “rampant corruption” and “the insistence on appointing incompetent and unqualified figures to important and strategic positions in the country while removing competent people with proven aptitudes.”
The fourth point deal covers the government’s action programme “that was not prepared on solid foundations” and not keeping the strategic assets of the state.”
The fifth point faults the government for “harming citizens through increasing electricity and water fees” and “squandering the state budget.”
Al Tabtabai has long threatened to grill the prime minister on these issues, but compromises struck between lawmakers and the government had averted such a scenario.
However, when the parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal to amend the law to bring the right to revoke citizenships under the Administrative Court, Al Tabtabai sought to hold the prime minister accountable in the context of the concerns he had raised.
Another lawmaker, Riyadh Al Adasani, said that he would file a separate motion to grill the prime minister on Sunday.
The two motions could signal a fiery confrontation between the government and lawmakers that could result in the dissolution of the parliament elected on November 26.
