Two Kuwaiti lawmakers file grilling motion against economic minister

Two Kuwaiti lawmakers on Sunday presented a grilling motion against the country's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah over squandering public funds and financial violations in housing tenders.

Lawmakers Adel Al-Saraawi and Marzouq Al-Ghanem had presented a similar interpellation against Sheikh Fahad in March, which later went into vain following the cabinet resignation.

Sheikh Fahad doubles the oil-rich Gulf emirate's minister for housing and development. He also serves as president of the Olympic Council of Asia.

Another two lawmakers last Tuesday submitted a grilling motion against Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, marking a fresh round of tensions between the government and parliament.

The new cabinet led by Sheikh Nasser swore in on May 8, but opposition lawmakers said the new lineup fell short of their expectations and vowed grilling ministers they thought did not honor responsibilities.

Kuwait, the fourth largest exporter in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was no stranger to strained relations between the parliament and government.

Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has dissolved parliament three times in the past to put an end to the political crisis.

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