KUWAIT: MP OmarAl-Tabtabaei found it strange to have a tender to plant trees in two areas at acost of KD 28.5 million, adding "this is unbelievable." He said in apress statement that "we support greening to protect the environment, asour climate is harsh, but it is not realistic to spend such an amount of moneyto plant trees in two areas only." Tabtabaei said he sent questions toInformation Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri tomake sure about the feasibility study, the plan and type of trees.
He said there wasa youth greening initiative in Kuwait years ago and before the establishment ofthe agriculture authority under the slogan "Green dream" to reducesand storms and lower the temperature, but the initiative was not acceptedbecause it was by Kuwaiti youth and not a foreign company, and the cost was nomore than KD 5 million.
Meanwhile, MPMohammad Al-Dallal said he submitted questions to all ministers about those whoare retired and exceptions made since 2017. He said the success of governmentdepartments is linked to the success of its workers and their job security."Job security needs the presence of clear and transparent rules for retirementin government departments," he said, noting that state departments arestill taking decisions with regards to sending employees to retirement withoutlegal bases, and the Civil Service Council and Civil Service Commission stilldo not have rules for sending employees to retirement, leaving each ministry orgovernment department to take decisions independent from other governmentdepartments.
By A Saleh