Kuwait forms eight teams to inspect Cooperative operations nationwide
Inquiry committees will review the operations and accounts of four associations in the Capital, Hawali, Al-Farwaniya, and Mubarak Al-Kabir, following suspicions of abuses and violations reported by financial controllers, administrators, and shareholders.

• The committees are tasked with examining and reviewing the documents, administrative records, and accounting files of the associations to ensure their integrity, monitor any violations, and investigate any suspicions of mismanagement or misconduct by those in charge of the associations’ management and employees during the investigation period.
The Ministry of Social Affairs, through its Cooperation Sector, issued a series of decisions to address and regulate cooperative work. These decisions include forming inquiry committees to review the operations and accounts of four associations across the Capital, Hawali, Al-Farwaniya, and Mubarak Al-Kabir governorates. The review follows suspicions of abuses and violations reported by financial controllers, administrators appointed by the ministry, and complaints from association shareholders, sources informed Al-Jarida newspaper.
According to sources from the ministry, these committees are tasked with examining and reviewing the documents, administrative records, and accounting files of the associations to ensure their integrity, monitor any violations, and investigate any suspicions of mismanagement or misconduct by those in charge of the associations’ management and employees during the investigation period.
The committees are required to submit a report to the ministry’s Undersecretary within a specified period from the date the committees are formed. The report must include a detailed summary of any violations or abuses, identify those responsible, and provide recommendations along with proposed legal actions to address the association’s status.
The sources also highlighted that specialized teams have been formed to inspect the activities of four cooperative associations within the Capital and Al-Ahmadigovernorates.
The teams will assess the extent to which these associations comply with Law No. 118/2013 on cooperative associations and its amendments, along with all relevant ministerial decisions regulating cooperative work. If these teams identify suspicions of abuses, irregularities, or misuse of power by the boards of directors, which could threaten shareholders’ funds or harm the associations, strict action will be taken, including the formation of inquiry committees for immediate review.
The sources emphasized that there is continuous and strict oversight over the cooperative boards to ensure they fulfill the ultimate goal of providing high-quality goods at cooperative prices, easing financial burdens on citizens and residents.
Additionally, the sources revealed that the approval of the signatures from two cooperative boards has been suspended due to their failure to comply with the ministry’s decisions regulating cooperative work.
The sources stressed that non-compliance with these decisions is a serious violation, potentially leading to the dissolution of the board after following a range of legal procedures, including warnings, judicial actions, temporary suspension, and ultimately, dissolution if the violation persists.