KUWAIT CITY, April 7: Kuwait Municipality confirmed that its cleaning teams are closely monitoring the enforcement of penalties against wedding hall owners who litter public spaces. The municipality clarified that it will not show leniency towards the owner of the wedding hall in Al-Raqqa, whose license was revoked. A video circulating on social media showed the hall’s waste left at the site, with the area not restored to its previous clean condition. The municipality stated that all legal measures will be taken against the license holder, including confiscating the KD 500 guarantee deposit and charging them for the cost of waste removal. Meanwhile, Municipal Council member Munira Al-Amir put forward a proposal to allocate a fixed 15 percent of current and future industrial zones to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Al-Amir explained that she proposed allocating a percentage of existing sites rather than establishing entirely new industrial zones for SMEs; because integrating SMEs into existing industrial zones can be done quickly, while developing new industrial zones is a lengthy process. She indicated that her proposal’s primary goals are to support national manpower and encourage industrialization, which can drive the Kuwaiti economy.

By Inaas Awadh
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff