Pandemic takes its toll on many MoE projects – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Pandemic takes its toll on many MoE projects – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 18: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has been paying the price for the repercussions of the health crisis in many of its projects and stalled tenders due to the requirements of supervisory authorities, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a source from the educational sector. This has prompted the ministry to search for effective solutions to emergency situations, such as providing buses for students with special needs after the Ministry of Finance canceled the transportation item from its budget.

The item will not be included in the annual budget before the adoption of the new budget on April 1, the source revealed. In order to overcome the crisis, the ministry decided to rent 35 to 40 buses through direct contracting and referred the matter to the Ministry of Finance with justifications for the request considering the urgent need for transportation, the source explained.