KUWAIT CITY, Dec 17: The Public Relations Department of Kuwait Municipality announced that the Audit and Follow-up Department of Municipal Services at Capital Municipality, represented by Food and Markets Control, conducted a public draw to distribute 96 stalls in the seasonal truffle market in the Al-Rai Markets area, reports Al-Anba daily. The draw was carried out under the supervision of the Director of the Capital Municipality Eng. Mohammad Al-Mutairi. In this regard, the Food and Markets Supervisor at the Audit and Follow-up Department of Municipal Services at Capital Municipality Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi explained that the stall distribution process was done through a public draw, whereby names were selected from a box to ensure transparency and fairness.

The right to operate the stalls is granted for six months, under the terms and conditions outlined in the public markets regulation issued by ministerial resolution No. 151/2006. A total of 4,222 applications were submitted for the draw. The terms and conditions outlined in the regulations were applied to 4,208 of the applicants, while 14 applications were excluded for not meeting the required criteria for the right to operate the stalls. The drawing and organization process was carried out under the supervision of the Audit and Follow-up Department of Municipal Services, with the participation of the Markets Committee. The Ministry of Interior, represented by officers from the Souq Al-Jumaa Police Station, also assisted in the organization and execution of the draw, with some of those present being asked to participate in the process of drawing names.