The Minister of Electricity and Water Eng. Khaled Al-Fadhel submitted the names of a former assistant undersecretary and five supervisors to the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority for investigation, reports Al-Shahid daily.
This echoed a similar move taken by the Minister of Public Works a few months earlier to refer some employees and officials for investigations on suspicious activities following delays in some new housing projects, which is a common reoccurrence in the ministry’s projects.
In addition, the investigation committee of the parliament called on the Public Funds Committee and the Minister of Oil to look into the former CEO of the Kuwait International Petroleum Corporation for alleged misappropriation of public funds through 80 violations related to appointments, finance and administration. The most significant person to be referred for investigation related to such crimes is the vice chairperson of projects and CEO of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company.