Oh Abu Fahd, you will be back with ‘dignity’ in tact
any country that respects the minds of its citizens, acts with wisdom and care in everything related to its resources, and is keen to ensure the validity and nature of all that is spent from public money.
the state, like any respectable company, has an office that audits its accounts, audits its expenses, and puts notes on every exchange process, and it is ensured that what is spent is characterized by economic and legal efficiency, away from misuse.
when the company or the state dismisses its auditor, without a clear and known reason, its reputation collapses and doubts arise about the purpose of the dismissal, that serious financial matters are to be covered up, or that what is to be spent in the future will become difficult, with the presence of the current auditor.
chairman of the state audit bureau (sab), which represents the auditing arm of the parliament, faisal al shaya submitted his resignation to national assembly speaker ahmad al sa’adoun. it is widely circulated that al shaya was forced to resign with no accusations against him. if he was a subject of violations or negligence in fulfilling the tasks assigned to him, it is then a must to dismiss and refer him for interrogation.
reading the resignation letter of al shaya, i felt deep pain because of the injustice he was a target of. al shaya said, “... after the intentions had become too bad and after the loss of compass, and since the statement of sab which represents the parliament’s auditing arm has become a subject of devastation and damage because of politics from one side and personal interests from the other, then i have to press the button, and sensing my national liability i submit my resignation hopefully it awakes up the consciousness of patriot figures to defend sab which represents the citizens’ eye on their fortune” before it is too late.
it was remarkable the negative position that his excellency the speaker of the national assembly stopped regarding the resignation, and he had always stressed his respect for national personalities, with a clean political legacy, but it seems that his personal accounts may have overpowered the accounts of his political history!
the reasoned resignation of the chief of the bureau exposes the nature of the next stage and warns of things that we will often regret our silence about, just as we have been silent about what came before and after it. we specifically mention the circumstances of the resignation of former attorney general dirar alasousi.
pushing for the resignation or dismissal of the head of the audit bureau - if the rumor is true - means that we are entering a different period, steeped in politics, and far from professionalism and accuracy in carrying out the duties entrusted to senior statesmen. the political dispute, on the basis of which the resignation took place, will often prevail and will include all the work of the bureau in the future and this is what kuwait has not known since its establishment sixty years ago.
i know enough of faisal fahd al-shaya, and i fully realize the extent of his patriotism and integrity, and above that his competence, as a politician, administrator, and former deputy, but it seems that today he has to pay the price for his previous national positions in the national assembly, and his criticisms of some symbols of the current stage, and this is sad and bad for the future of our small and beautiful homeland!
