Minister accused of hiring expats at high salaries

Kuwait - A lawmaker in Kuwait made the accusations earlier this month.

A Kuwaiti lawmaker accused a minister for favouring expats over locals for advisory jobs in his ministry, the local press agency reported.
Member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Al Humaidi Al Subaiee joined his peer Mubarak Al Hajraf, during a recent parliamentary session this month, accusing Minister of Commerce Khaled Al Roudhan of appointing senior civil servants in the departments under his jurisdictions.
Minister Al Roudhan has appointed a number of expatriates as advisors in his office, and gave them other jobs for high salaries although there are highly skilled citizens looking for work, Al Subaiee claimed.

The grilling session kick started with Al Hajraf criticizing the ministry of Commerce and Industry for holding realty exhibitions without providing sufficient anti-risk precautions for potential traders.

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