KUWAIT: MP Omar
Al-Tabtabaei found it strange to have a tender to plant trees in two areas at a
cost of KD 28.5 million, adding "this is unbelievable." He said in a
press statement that "we support greening to protect the environment, as
our climate is harsh, but it is not realistic to spend such an amount of money
to plant trees in two areas only." Tabtabaei said he sent questions to
Information Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri to
make sure about the feasibility study, the plan and type of trees.

He said there was
a youth greening initiative in Kuwait years ago and before the establishment of
the agriculture authority under the slogan "Green dream" to reduce
sand storms and lower the temperature, but the initiative was not accepted
because it was by Kuwaiti youth and not a foreign company, and the cost was no
more than KD 5 million.

Meanwhile, MP
Mohammad Al-Dallal said he submitted questions to all ministers about those who
are retired and exceptions made since 2017. He said the success of government
departments is linked to the success of its workers and their job security.
"Job security needs the presence of clear and transparent rules for retirement
in government departments," he said, noting that state departments are
still taking decisions with regards to sending employees to retirement without
legal bases, and the Civil Service Council and Civil Service Commission still
do not have rules for sending employees to retirement, leaving each ministry or
government department to take decisions independent from other government
departments.

By A Saleh