KUWAIT CITY, Aug 26: Acting Director General of the Kuwait Municipality Eng. Manal Al-Asfour rejected the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs to license the new headquarters of a charitable organization in Shuwaikh Industrial Area, citing its violation of regulations, reports Al-Qabas daily. On the other hand, Al-Asfour nominated Director of the Urban Planning Department Eng. Hadi Al-Dhafiri and Head of the Roads Control Department Eng. Mohammad Al-Kandari to represent the Municipality as members of the ministry’s working group tasked to review and amend commercial activities and kiosks in cooperative societies. In a letter addressed to the undersecretary of the ministry regarding the allocation of a site for the Union of Cooperative Societies for Production, Agriculture and Livestock in Al- Mutlaa Residential City, Al-Asfour explained that the city falls under the supervision of the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW), so it is not possible to review requests from government agencies without first coordinating with the authority and receiving amended plans in line with the regulations.

Regarding the request of the ministry to allocate land for the construction of a wedding hall in Jahra, Al-Asfour pointed out that several wedding halls have already been allocated in the governorate, though their implementation has yet to be completed. She added that coordination on this request should take place only after these halls are built and the actual needs of the area are assessed.