It was followed by three other interpellations of three other ministers: the Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, and the Minister of Public Works and Municipality Affairs Fadhel Safar. The parliamentary session ended in the early hours of yesterday, and the outcome was a non-cooperation motion filed against the Premier, and a no-confidence vote was filed against the Minister of Interior.
The highlight of the event was the interpellation of the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah who was severely criticized by a number of MPs and some political formations in the past weeks. On Monday, protestors gathered opposite the Parliament in Irada Square demanding that the Prime Minister resign from his post.
Political activist and lawyer Najla Al-Naqi spoke to the Kuwait Times on this occasion and expressed her joy towards on this occasion saying, "We consider this a victory to all Kuwaitis; we can finally move on now and turns this chapter once and for all. Now that this issue is out of the way, the government and the Parliament can focus on improving the status quo. We congratulate Sheikh Nasser and the Al-Sabah family members. Their victory is ours, and they have won against stalling wrongful accusers who
proved that they have nothing to argue. This occasion is truly worth celebrating.
She explained that during the past four years, Kuwait has been going through a rough patch. "We have had six cabinets and three parliaments. This reason behind that was the fact that the government always feared facing interpellations. Now, however, we can proudly say that we are over this. Our government has taken a courageous step and proved to the nation that it is capable of facing interpellations," she said.
Al-Naqi condemned the groups that are opposed to the Prime Minister, saying that it is a strange phenomena in Kuwait to see people publicly oppose the Prime Minister, especially given that he is a member of the ruling family and was chosen by HH the Amir.
These movements tear the fabric of our society. They disturb the peace of our country and create tension amongst the people," added Al-Naqi. She added, "The ruling family is a red line that we won’t allow anyone to cross. These unnecessary interpellations have failed to achieve their purpose; the MPs were unprepared. These interpellations do nothing but stall the development projects and create needless tension amongst the people," she said.
Kuwait Times also spoke to some nationals about their opinion. Abdullah Khajah said that he is optimistic about the future. "It appears that we are about to start a new era where there is no fear of interpellations. The people now know that there is no reason to feel anxious when they read about interpellation requests," he said.
Happy that to see that the ordeal is over, Thurayya Al-Faraj says she hopes that progressive decisions will be made now. "In the past years, we went way backwards and now we’re suffering from problems with our bad education system, bad health care, and we’re stuck on our problems with housing and traffic. Even our sports sector is suffering from the bad political situation," she said.
We wish to see the government’s development plan put into action, and as loyal Kuwaiti citizens we are sure that our faith in the wisdom of our Amir and the Prime Minister is the way to achieve development in our country," she added.