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Lawmakers lash out at ministry over coronavirus
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KUWAIT CITY, May 5: MP Osama Al- Shaheen forwarded queries to His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid about the rationale behind the decision issued on May 3, 2021 to prevent citizens from travelling abroad unless they are vaccinated against covid-19 even if their destination does not impose vaccination as an entry condition. He asked if any of the expatriate workers in the private sector were exempted from the provisions defined by the Higher Committee for addressing coronavirus crisis regarding their entry to Kuwait during the crisis.
He wants to know if the fourth batch of foreign medical teams got vaccinated before arriving in Kuwait, if the expatriate workers at the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs were vaccinated before entering the country, and if these workers were exempted from the travel regulations because the two ministries need their services. The parliamentary Housing Affairs Committee was set to meet Wednesday
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KUWAIT CITY, May 4: Several MPs voiced objection to the decision of the Cabinet to prevent citizens, who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, from travelling. MP Osama Al-Shaheen said the decision is unconstitutional, asserting His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and the concerned ministers should be held liable politically and legally. He pointed out it is reasonable to encourage citizens to get vaccinated, but forcing them to do so is unacceptable.
MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari stressed that whoever is protected from questioning misuses his power. He asserted the government is dealing with the crisis through the issuance of disturbing decisions like preventing citizens from travelling and allowing the return of expatriate teachers although the academic year will end soon. He considers such decisions a violation of the Constitution.