Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah

KUWAIT: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah stressed the significance of the tenders law for both the economy and execution of projects. Sheikh Mohammed added that the new law would give contractors more opportunities and open the market to both local and foreign companies to compete equally and transparently. He also noted that preparing a memo about this particular law was the first thing he did when he joined the Cabinet in 1996, and it took this memo 20 years to come to light. Meanwhile, MP Saud Al-Huraiji said that the new tenders law would help Kuwait catch up with other GCC states' achievements that had been delayed for many reasons in Kuwait, including lack of legislations.

Power plants safe

A Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) official strongly denied the credibility of videos that have been circulating recently about a malfunction at the Shuaiba plant because of jellyfish entering the power generation units. "Jellyfish are seasonal and are usually prevented from entering the generation units that use seawater for cooling," Assistant Undersecretary for Water Plant Operation and Maintenance Sector Fuad Al-Oun. He added that special nets were also used to prevent jellyfish from entering the water distillation and desalination units.

University management

The national campaign for fighting fake and forged degrees issued a statement expressing the rejection of separating Shadadiya University from Kuwait University under a new administration or private sector management. The campaign urged lawmakers to adopt this issue because Kuwait University staff and students have been impatiently waiting for the new project.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi