A number of employees from state institutions are said to have made a beeline to the Kuwait Ports Authority to take advantage of the financial benefits granted to workers, including the big salary, some allowances for the nature of work that amount to 750 dinars, in addition to a reward equivalent to two months’ salary annually, in addition to comprehensive health insurance for the family and children and other benefits.
The Al-Qabas daily said this is done for political satisfaction and benefit in the interest of some deputies and influential people to achieve narrow interests at the expense of the public interest, while informed sources revealed that the corruption in appointments and intervention of wasta.
The sources stated that recruitment and transfer to the KPA has become a gateway to nepotism and benefit, noting that corruption in appointments sounds an alarm due to the injection of numbers of incompetent employees into one of the most important vital state facilities, despite the regulations and procedures of the Civil Service Commission.
The sources emphasized that, in contrast to the recruitment mechanism, the transferred employees are not subject to written tests and personal interviews, which is unfair to national competencies, and a violation of the principle of justice and equality between citizens.
The sources pointed out that some deputies and influential people contributed to the migration of many employees to the ports, and they moved from government service departments without legal justification.
The sources described what is happening as “stealing jobs from those who deserve them,” and intervention must be made to stop the exploitation and corruption of appointment. The sources indicated that some employees were transferred to the ports despite the government’s resignation.
