What Will We Do When Hit By Climate Change

13 November 2018 Kuwait

As expected by watchful eyes, an interpellation on massive floods that the country witnessed recently and damages to government and public properties has been submitted to the National Assembly.

MP Shuaib Al-Muaizri presented the interpellation motion against HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and it was tabled for discussion on Nov 27. If a request to deal with the interpellation as a matter of urgency is submitted to the Assembly and the Prime Minister approves, it will be discussed in the sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Speaking to the media after receiving the interpellation request, Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim explained that from a procedural standpoint, the interpellation was submitted on Monday.

However, the agenda for Tuesday’s session has been finalized and since Article 135 of internal parliamentary regulations stipulates that an interpellation motion should be discussed eight days after submission, Al-Muaizri’s interpellation will be tabled for the next closest session.

It is still possible to discuss the motion on Tuesday if the Assembly and the person subjected to the interpellation agree to do so.

Meanwhile, Al-Muaizri hopes the prime minister will not request for a closed-door session. He pointed out this is a great opportunity for the prime minister to disclose to the public everything the government has done regarding the flood crisis. “We cannot compare what happened in Kuwait with natural disasters elsewhere, as other countries enjoy a level of preparedness that does not exist here,” he added.

He wondered if rainstorms could cripple the country, what will happen if something worse occurs considering the climate change the world is currently witnessing. On the other hand, MPs Mohammed Al-Mutair and Riyad Al-Adsani affirmed full support for the interpellation as the government failed to manage natural disasters.

Al-Mutair asserted this might be the only interpellation that should not even be discussed. “We should just vote for non-cooperation and I will be the first to sign,” he added.

In another development, the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee on Monday referred 23 bills and 17 cases to the concerned committees after reviewing the constitutional and legal aspects. Member of the committee MP Ahmed Al-Fadel said in a press conference that if the current pace is maintained, he expects the committee to address all pending files in its agenda after eight meetings only, as it has decided to meet twice a week or once if a legislative session is scheduled for that week.

Therefore, the total meeting hours in a month will be 12 – double that of the last term, he revealed. He clarified the committee does not deal with any input or recommendation regarding legislation and cases on its agenda as it only reviews their legality and constitutionality, leaving detailed deliberations to the concerned committee.

On the parliamentary priorities, the MP said there are indicators of what will be the priorities this term but the final decision will not be taken without consulting the Priorities Committee and the government, adding that avoiding conflicts in this regard is vital to ensure progress.

The Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee earlier submitted its 86th report to the Parliament; outlining its approval of the proposal to naturalize the children of Kuwaiti women married to non- Kuwaitis.

This came after the committee strongly recommended a few amendments – the most prominent of which is the inclusion of the children of Kuwaiti women married to Bedouns.

MPs Adnan Abdulsamad and Khaleel Abdullah submitted the bill which the Speaker referred to the committee on April 9, 2017 for revision and preparation of a report. The bill was finally tabled for discussion on Oct 28, 2018.

 

SOURCE : ARABTIMES

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