Kuwait Municipality continues crackdown on charitable societies in residential areas

Arab Times

19-05-2025

KUWAIT CITY, May 19: The Kuwait Municipality has confirmed that its field inspection campaigns will continue across all six governorates to evacuate charitable societies and organizations operating out of private and model residential areas.
Meshari Al-Turkait, Head of the Engineering Audit and Follow-up Team in Hawalli Governorate, told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Monday that more than 200 properties were found to be in violation, serving as headquarters for charitable societies and organizations in residential areas.
Al-Turkait explained that the municipality's inspection teams had contacted the violators, instructing them to vacate the properties immediately. He noted that most charitable committee owners cooperated swiftly, removing their operations without delay.
In Hawalli Governorate, the inspection team identified 17 properties being used as unauthorized headquarters. However, only seven of these required warnings, as the rest of the charitable societies quickly complied with the directive to vacate.
The teams are also focusing on removing advertising billboards for these charities and any other violations, such as awnings or windows that contravene regulations.
Al-Turkait emphasized that the municipality would ramp up its inspections in the coming days to ensure compliance with the regulations. He stated that the municipality would not hesitate to take legal action against violators, enforcing all necessary measures in accordance with municipal rules.
It is important to note that Ministerial Resolution No. (206/2009) strictly prohibits the use of buildings in private and model residential areas for anything other than private housing. The municipality's current enforcement efforts are in line with this resolution, which mandates the removal of charitable societies from these residential zones.