The proposal calls for a number of incentives to the sect of society of illegitimate presence in the country.
Opposing views in the National Assembly demanded fairness on Kuwaiti international representation, and an end to accusations of the country not assisting bedouns socially, indicating to Kuwait’s offering of varied services like free and low-cost education, healthcare and housing to citizens and residents alike.
The MPs also presented documents issued by the Ministry of Justice that prove bedouns are granted marriage and birth certificates in addition to other documentation necessary for day-to-day procedures, which they said put a lid on allegations that Kuwait does not offer these rights to the stateless residents.
The opposers also urged the Ministry of Interior to follow up on some of these cases who refuse to reveal their true nationalities.
Those in favour said the bill had to be adopted in order to fulfill the social rights of this sect, which should be provided to every human being in the world, and not only in Kuwait.
They said not paying attention to the needs of bedouns would lead to the aggravation of the situation and could result in a group of legal offenders who feel wronged and socially unaccepted.
The supporters of the bill noted to the huge sacrifices made by a lot of these people during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. They also urged the need for support in restoring homes belonging to some bedouns, who live under old and crumbling homes.
The Cabinet in return expressed its willingness to look into the matter and stressed the need to solve the issue, in a comment raised by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Roudhan Al-Roudhan.
The Cabinet also vowed it would do its best to fulfill the wishes of the parliament on the matter, describing it as a national issue.