KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: According to informed sources in the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, 1,150 Kuwaitis were appointed in the ministry’s various sectors from January to September this year. The total number of employees in the ministry was 34,395 in January, including 33,533 Kuwaitis and 862 non-Kuwaitis. By September, this number had risen to 35,520 employees, comprising 34,683 Kuwaitis and 837 non-Kuwaitis. The sources highlighted a decrease of 25 non-Kuwaiti employees during this period, attributing it to their retirement or replacement. They explained that all appointments in the ministry are made through the Civil Service Commission, in accordance with the existing regulations and laws, in addition to the ministry’s specific needs for various specializations that it identified at the start of each fiscal year. Also, the percentage of Kuwaiti workers in the ministry increased by one percent during this time period. It had increased from 95.5 percent in January to 97.6 percent in September. The sources affirmed the ministry’s commitment to implementing the replacement policy in line with the directives of all government agencies and in coordination with the Civil Service Commission.

By Mohammad Ghanem
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff