The real reasons behind this failure is the government’s poor planning. The Kuwait University City in Shadadiyya was supposed to be finished completely by the end of last year, but instead they only started to actually build it last year," he asserted. Al-Huwaillah pleaded with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to intervene and resolve this problem before it escalates further.
Two weeks ago, a number of MPs agreed that there was an urgent need to hold an emergency parliamentary session to discuss the problems in Kuwait’s education system. The move followed the rejection of more than 600 students by Kuwait’s two state higher education institutes, Kuwait University and the Kuwait Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET).
On the same issue, MP Faisal Al-Mislem has set up a hotline to handle complaints from parents, students, and student unions via telephone and email. "The thousands of rejected students are paying for the mistakes of the government," asserted Al-Mislem yesterday, adding dramatically, "The failure of the government is costing us dearly, and I hereby declare Kuwait’s development plan dead.
Al-Mislem urged parents and students to contact him in order to prepare a dossier on the issue which he will submit to the parliament in an effort to solve the education dilemma. "We have submitted a request to hold an emergency session on the education crisis in Ramadan, and so far 21 lawmakers have signed the request," he said.
The request was also signed by fellow MPs Faisal Al-Mislem, Mohammad Al-Huwaillah, Ali Al-Deqbasi, Falah Al-Sawagh, Shuaib Al-Muwaizri, Hassan Jouhar, Daifallah Buramya, Saifi Al-Saifi, Hussein Mizyed, Dulaihi Al-Hajri, Mikhled Al-Azmi, Askar Al-Enezi, Saad Zunaifer, Jamaan Al-Harbish, Ahmad Al-Saadoun, Khalid Al-Sultan, Walid Al-Tabtabaei, Musallam Al-Barrak, Mubarak Al-Walaan, Mohammad Hayef, and Salem Al-Namlan.
Conservative MP Mohammad Hayef yesterday announced his intention to submit a proposal to make Kuwait’s constitution fully Islamic. The parliamentarian’s announcement was released in a statement issued to coincide with the start of the month of Ramadan a day earlier. In it, he asserted that it is his duty as a Muslim with the position of a lawmaker to make such a proposal.
As the date of the 50th anniversary of the Kuwaiti constitution draws near, and on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, a month when people flock to receive the mercy and blessings of God Almighty, I propose an amendment to make the celebration of Constitution Day on November complete," said Hayef’s statement, continuing, "This amendment, I am sure, echoes the sentiments of the people of Kuwait.
Hayef noted that his proposed amendment to the second article of the Kuwaiti constitution would make Sharia Law the main source of all legislation in Kuwait.
Hayef proposed a period of three months to amend all the existing laws, ensuring that they are Sharia-compliant. The lawmaker said he has already met with several parliamentarians, and found a substantial number of them amenable to his proposal. Hayef said that he wishes to submit the proposal to the speaker of the parliament as soon as an emergency parliamentary session is held, which he hopes will be soon.
