KUWAIT CITY, April 4: There is a deepening and unprecedented political disarray in the history of Kuwait, as the number of MPs supporting a vote of no-confidence against His Highness the Prime Minister stands at 26. With the looming state of uncertainty over the relationship between the two authorities, a number of MPs agree that political reform has become an obligation of time and precedes everything else, and that it should be a top priority for any new government. In an exclusive press statement, MP Muhalhal Al-Mudhaf stressed the need for the new government formation to be characterized by political and technical competence, especially considering the tense and critical political situation that requires high-level politicians to participate in the government. He explained that they, as parliamentarians, have reform laws that should be among the top priorities, as the situation of the country will not change otherwise.

The most important of these are related to political reform, such as the electoral commission, organizing political work, amending the Constitutional Court law, and developing the internal regulations of the National Assembly.

MP Al-Mudhaf said, “The current regulation is very sterile and slows down parliamentary work, and these reform laws would transform the political situation for the better. Without political reform, nothing will be achieved for the country. A consensual figure must be chosen for the position of Prime Minister on which everyone is unanimous and supported by the majority within the National Assembly. In addition, the new Prime Minister should have a work program that corresponds with the visions of the MPs, cooperates with the projects they propose, and should be based on real political reforms. The country’s problems can be presented with radical and quick solutions, but they require reforming the political system and developing the parliamentary system”.

MP Al-Mudhaf said he believes the government’s work program was constructive but did not include necessary legislation to implement it. He highlighted that they, in the National Bloc, prepared a program, presented it to the Prime Minister and to the participants in the national dialogue, and explained that this is the key to the solution for Kuwait’s exit from the political crisis.

MP Osama Al- Menawer has asked Minister of Education and Higher Education Ali Fahd Al-Mudaf to submit a copy of the video clip, which allegedly contain pornographic images and presented to students at the College of Medicine in Kuwait University by a Psychology lecturer. Al-Menawer wants to know the vital knowledge that the lecturer could not impart to the students without showing the video clip, if the Office of the College Dean is aware of the incident, action taken in this regard, if there is a department in charge of reviewing videos before showing them to the students, and legal basis for exempting the lecturer from regulations and appointing him as lecturer at the College of Medicine even if he is a psychologist.

Meanwhile, Assembly Observer MP Osama Al-Shaheen recently met the representative of laboratory technicians at Kuwait University – Abdulrahman Al- Gheraib – who presented the workers’ demands. Al-Shaheen disclosed the number of technicians at the university reached 200; indicating they are assigned at the colleges of Engineering, Medicine and Sciences. He affirmed these technicians deserve overtime pay, as well as hazard and infection allowances. He urged Minister of Education and Higher Education Ali Al-Mudaf and acting President of the university Bader Al- Bedaiwi to support the demands of the technicians as part of their career development and job security rights. Furthermore, Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim sent a cable to Speaker of the National Assembly of Senegal Moustapha Niasse on the occasion of his country’s National Day. By Saeed M. Saleh, Khaled Al-Hajri and Abdul Rahman Al-Shammari Arab Times and Al-Seyassah Staff