Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Kuwait- Parliamentary cmte empowers leaders to extend service


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Feb 11 (KUNA) -- The parliamentary financial and economic affairs committee on Sunday approved amendments to the civil service law (1979/15), allowing second and third degree leaders to extend service.

The commission approved inclusion of 14 new provisions to the civil service law, concerning in particular undersecretaries and their assistants.

MP Salah Khorshid, the commission chairman, speaking after a meeting, said the new articles "will be fair for the leaders in the future.

"It will also be fair for the current senior personnel with respect of evaluating their status and renewing their terms." One of the introduced provisions stipulate forming a special panel to judge the leaders, determine whether their mandate should be renewed.

According to the amendments, an assistant undersecretary can apply for extending his (her) service for two more terms, each lasting for four years. An undersecretary is entitled to extend the service for a third mandate lasting for four years.

The bill will be included into the parliament agenda, as soon as possible. (end) ns.rk


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Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

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