Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has called on delivery companies to ensure their drivers comply with traffic regulations to enhance road safety for all users. The ministry emphasized that companies bear responsibility for educating their drivers about traffic rules and monitoring adherence to prevent violations.
The directive followed a meeting on Sunday between Brigadier General Ahmad Al-Azmi, head of the Traffic and Operations Sector, and representatives from various delivery companies. The meeting was convened under the guidance of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah. Discussions centered on reinforcing traffic law compliance and raising awareness among delivery drivers operating both cars and motorcycles.
The ministry noted that some delivery riders had been observed committing traffic violations and warned that enforcement measures would be strictly applied. Violators risk having their vehicles or motorcycles seized for a period of two months.
Separately, on Monday, Sheikh Fahad recognized two traffic department personnel for their professionalism and dedication to law enforcement and road safety promotion. He praised their commitment and underscored the importance of discipline and responsibility as core values for ministry staff.
Meanwhile, security and traffic enforcement campaigns conducted over the weekend in the Jahra and Farwaniya governorates led to a significant number of citations and arrests. In Jahra, authorities recorded 103 traffic violations and detained 15 individuals with expired residency permits, along with 15 suspects wanted by security agencies. Additionally, 12 people were arrested for lacking identification documents, and nine others were apprehended on absconding charges. Authorities also seized seven vehicles linked to security cases and arrested another wanted individual.
At the Friday Market in the Rai area, enforcement efforts resulted in the arrest of 25 people sought for absconding and 16 individuals with expired residency permits. The campaign also targeted labor law violations, leading to eight arrests, alongside the detention of three individuals with expired visas, two wanted in debt-related cases, and two others found medically unfit. Among those apprehended were street vendors and a person barred from entering the country due to an outstanding arrest warrant, as well as an individual registered with a fictitious company.
Enforcement actions included reports filed by key regulatory bodies: seven from the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, seven from the Public Authority for Manpower, and one from Kuwait Municipality. Authorities also processed 120 cases related to humanitarian assistance during the campaigns.