Kuwait’s govt resigns after grilling by parliament on infrastructure
Kuwait’s Cabinet submitted its resignation on Thursday, days after the country’s minister of public works announced she would step down after being grilled by parliament.
Some lawmakers had accused Jenan Ramadan, who is also minister of state for housing, of failing to fix infrastructure and roads that were damaged in massive floods in 2018. Ten lawmakers had reportedly filed a no-confidence motion against her. Ramadan had claimed that she should not be held responsible for issues that precede her time as minister.
There was also reportedly an effort underway among lawmakers to request to grill the country’s powerful Deputy PM and Interior Minister Shiekh Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah, AP reports.
The government in Kuwait has resigned in the past, particularly when faced with no-confidence votes and requests to grill members of the ruling Al Sabah family. The country’s parliamentary elections are expected in early 2020.
Kuwait’s govt resigns after grilling by parliament on infrastructure
Source: RT