The No. 2 official in Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance and five senior colleagues resigned to protest a reshuffle of almost all key ministerial posts, alleging the revamp wasn’t based on merit, according to a copy of their resignation letter.
The ministry said in a Twitter post that it had accepted the resignations in the public interest, without commenting on the claims made by the six officials.
Saleh Al-Sarawi, effectively the deputy minister, and five assistant undersecretaries wrote they were quitting due to the unprecedented “placing of self interest above good performance.” Appointees lacked suitable expertise for their new positions, they said.
The officials also hit out at attempts to push “unfeasible high-cost projects, without taking into consideration the difficulties and circumstances” public finances are facing.
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