Minister of Cooperatives: Mandating quarterly development plans for managers and temporary boards in cooperatives
Kuwait City, 7 September (KUNA) -- Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailan, Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood, issued a directive on Monday mandating appointed managers and interim boards of directors in cooperative societies to submit quarterly development plans that include clear, measurable targets.
In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Huwailan said this step is part of a comprehensive reassessment of appointed managers and interim boards, aimed at enhancing administrative and professional performance, strengthening governance, and tightening oversight in the cooperative sector.
She added that the quarterly development plans aim to address deficiencies, improve services, and enhance the financial and operational performance of the societies, subject to periodic follow-up and evaluation by the relevant sector.
She clarified that the evaluation will include reviewing performance levels, adherence to assigned duties and responsibilities, efficiency in managing the society’s affairs, and safeguarding its funds, assets, shareholders’ rights, and state funds.
The evaluation also involves monitoring the extent to which observations and the reasons necessitating the appointments have been addressed, and verifying the absence of conflicts of interest or practices that could affect the integrity and independence of administrative and financial decisions.
Al-Huwailan further stated that she had directed the conduct of periodic security inquiries regarding those appointed, as well as the review of financial disclosure declarations to ensure their submission and updating in accordance with prescribed legal provisions and procedures.
She emphasized that the continuation of appointments would be linked to performance levels, compliance, evaluation results, the implementation of development plans, and adherence to integrity and governance requirements, stressing that appropriate measures would be taken against any shortcomings or failure to meet appointment conditions.
Al-Huwailan noted that temporary appointments are responsibilities that require tangible results during the appointment period, ensuring the protection of societies’ funds and shareholders’ interests, and reinforcing principles of transparency, integrity, and oversight in cooperative work.
She stressed that no appointment is immune from evaluation and accountability, affirming that those who achieve results and uphold trust will continue in their roles, while those proven to be deficient or involved in conflicts of interest will have no place in managing the funds of shareholders and the state. (End) A.Y.S./A.M.H.
