KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir yesterday issued a decree renaming outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahamd Al-Sabah to form his seventh government since he was appointed to the post in February 2006. Sheikh Nasser's sixth cabinet resigned on Thursday after MPs filed requests to grill three senior ministers from the ruling family over a variety of charges including corruption and incompetence.
The resignation was accepted the same day and after traditional consultations in the past two days, Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah asked Sheikh Nasser to form the new cabinet. The decision was hailed by a large number of pro-government MPs who insisted that Sheikh Nasser is the most qualified personality to run the affairs of the country, but some of them called on him to select strong ministers who can perform and work together as one team.
MP Askar Al-Enezi thanked the Amir for re-naming Sheikh Nasser to form the new cabinet and described him as the best man capable of completing the development process which he had started after approving the first development plan for the first time since 1986. MP Ali Al-Rashed also praised the move and warned that he and other MPs will confront those who may submit grillings for "personal" reasons, adding that some MPs are only working to boost their re-election chances.
Rashed called on the prime minister to select the best ministers who can perform and for selecting more women in the cabinet. MP Khalaf Dumaitheer welcomed the return of Sheikh Nasser and blasted his foes who are preparing to grill him, stressing that they will be defeated because most of the lawmakers and the people solidly back Sheikh Nasser. MP Saadoun Hammad called on all to respect the Amir's decision in renaming Sheikh Nasser to form a new cabinet. He called on the premier not to rush in his selection of the new ministers, saying that the new cabinet should include highly-qualified ministers ready to work together.
MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri, who voted against the prime minister in January, said the people are looking for a government that respects the constitution and applies it, fights against financial and administrative corruption and does not squander public funds. He said the new government should work for safeguarding national unity and should serve public interests away from any influence. MP Mubarak Al-Waalan, who supported the premier grilling, said that renaming Sheikh Nasser to lead the next cabinet is respect ed since it is in line with the constitution. But he said that others should not be worried if MPs use their constitutional tools against the cabinet, including grillings.
The Popular Action Bloc has vowed that it will grill Sheikh Nasser over allegations of squandering public funds and incompetence if he was reappointed as premier. Soon after announcing the decision, youth group Kafi, or enough in Arabic, called on Sheikh Nasser to decline the offer to form the new cabinet and called on its members to assembly outside the National Assembly. All the previous six cabinets that Sheikh Nasser headed were forced to resign either over disputes with the National Assembly or after general elections.
The sixth cabinet, formed in May 2009, was his longest serving cabinet.
The resignation was accepted the same day and after traditional consultations in the past two days, Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah asked Sheikh Nasser to form the new cabinet. The decision was hailed by a large number of pro-government MPs who insisted that Sheikh Nasser is the most qualified personality to run the affairs of the country, but some of them called on him to select strong ministers who can perform and work together as one team.
MP Askar Al-Enezi thanked the Amir for re-naming Sheikh Nasser to form the new cabinet and described him as the best man capable of completing the development process which he had started after approving the first development plan for the first time since 1986. MP Ali Al-Rashed also praised the move and warned that he and other MPs will confront those who may submit grillings for "personal" reasons, adding that some MPs are only working to boost their re-election chances.
Rashed called on the prime minister to select the best ministers who can perform and for selecting more women in the cabinet. MP Khalaf Dumaitheer welcomed the return of Sheikh Nasser and blasted his foes who are preparing to grill him, stressing that they will be defeated because most of the lawmakers and the people solidly back Sheikh Nasser. MP Saadoun Hammad called on all to respect the Amir's decision in renaming Sheikh Nasser to form a new cabinet. He called on the premier not to rush in his selection of the new ministers, saying that the new cabinet should include highly-qualified ministers ready to work together.
MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri, who voted against the prime minister in January, said the people are looking for a government that respects the constitution and applies it, fights against financial and administrative corruption and does not squander public funds. He said the new government should work for safeguarding national unity and should serve public interests away from any influence. MP Mubarak Al-Waalan, who supported the premier grilling, said that renaming Sheikh Nasser to lead the next cabinet is respect ed since it is in line with the constitution. But he said that others should not be worried if MPs use their constitutional tools against the cabinet, including grillings.
The Popular Action Bloc has vowed that it will grill Sheikh Nasser over allegations of squandering public funds and incompetence if he was reappointed as premier. Soon after announcing the decision, youth group Kafi, or enough in Arabic, called on Sheikh Nasser to decline the offer to form the new cabinet and called on its members to assembly outside the National Assembly. All the previous six cabinets that Sheikh Nasser headed were forced to resign either over disputes with the National Assembly or after general elections.
The sixth cabinet, formed in May 2009, was his longest serving cabinet.
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