KUWAIT CITY, Feb 5: The next prime minister must appoint the most qualified people to the Cabinet, especially since they will be working with a very strong legislature, reports Al-Seyassah daily quoting MP Mohammad Al-Khalifa.
In a recent press statement, Al-Khalifa stressed the need for the incoming premier to work in the interest of the country and appoint ministers according to their qualifications.  He said many competent citizens have been deprived of an opportunity to prove their ability to serve the nation.
Al-Khalifa also expressed his gratitude to his constituents for giving him another chance to enter the Parliament.  He intends to focus first on the autonomy of the judiciary, asserting it should be separated from other authorities. 
According to Al-Khalifa, the welfare of Bedouns is one of his priorities, pointing out he once suggested solutions and he will continue moving towards this path because he wants to improve the image of Kuwait in the international community, particularly in the eyes of the human rights organizations.
It is now time for Kuwait to amend its Constitution to stop the government’s involvement in the election of the Parliament speaker and formation of committees, considering the rampant buying of votes in the recently-concluded legislative elections, reports Al-Rai daily quoting MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei.
Al-Tabtabaei believes MP Ahmad Al-Saadoun will most likely obtain the Speaker post, while lamenting the widespread use of political money and vote-buying during the campaign period and on the day of the election itself.  He allegedly received information that a house in Jabriya was used as venue for the distribution of cash to voters and nothing was done to stop this electoral malpractice even if he personally reported it to the Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS).
Meanwhile, Directors for Research and Studies Center said the average age of the winning MPs in the five constituencies during the 2012 National Assembly elections was 49.8 years, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The daily added the average age of MPs in the Fifth Constituency was the lowest 44.9 years and the Third Constituency the highest at 51.8 years.
The daily also said MP Ahmed Al-Saadoun is the oldest MP in the 2012 National Assembly. He is 78 years old, followed by Khaled Al-Sultan on 72 and Mohammad Al-Khalifa on 64.
MP Osama Al-Shaheen is the youngest MP. He is 33 years old, Bader Dahoom 37 and Faisal Al-Yahya 38.