Reducing party influence in governance
Like all democratic systems, Kurdistan needs a plurality of political parties and diverse points of view, but at the same time, political parties must not interfere with the function of government, and each side must carry out its own tasks and responsibilities regardless of its differences.
We will develop clear policies to separate the influence of political parties from the government. Serious efforts were made during the fifth and sixth cabinets in this direction, and we will continue with these efforts.
Rule of Law
Another serious part of our task will be focusing on upholding the supremacy of law. This will not happen by just talking about it; we must pave the way for the judicial and public prosecution systems in the Kurdistan Region to work independently. We also plan to reform the judicial system altogether.
The KRG should support the judicial authority and prevent interferences with its work. Everyone must be treated equally in front of the law. Social justice will be ensured when the supremacy of law is upheld. No one should allow themselves to interfere with the course of the law. As a government, we will do all that we can to support this judicial authority in the Region.
Security and stability
Since 2003, Iraq has witnessed many political and security problems, and instability has prevailed throughout the country, except in the Kurdistan Region. A lot of malicious efforts have been made to bring instability to Kurdistan like the rest of Iraq, to make it another battlefield for sectarian and ethnic conflicts. However, thanks to the unity among us, and the strategic agreement between our political groups, those efforts have failed, and they will continue to fail in the future as well.
The security and stability that the Kurdistan Region is enjoying has not been achieved by chance. It has been obtained through the hard work of our sons in the Peshmerga, Zeravani, police, Asayish, emergency and anti-terror forces. These are diligent and faithful members of our country, and they deserve all our appreciation and respect. We will work to further develop these forces and to enhance the security sector’s standing as an important national institution.
Better services
While the KRG is proud of the security and stability that it has achieved for its people, our cabinet is going to issue a number of new decrees regarding its coming activities. Some will be the government's duties to carry out, but others will be the responsibility of individuals, groups and civil society organizations, and these will require joint efforts to be implemented.
We know it is our, responsibility to present better services to our people, and serving our people is a holy obligation for us. And, over recent years we have achieved considerable development, but because of the rapid growth of our cities, we still have a lot of work to do. Of course the governmental institutions present their own analysis and reports about the status of the services offered, but we also need the opinions and evaluations of the people regarding government projects as well.
The three major cities of the Kurdistan Region have witnessed lots of economic development, and one can easily recognize the level of services and job opportunities that are available in these cities. However, unfortunately, there are still many other areas of the Kurdistan Region where people do not enjoy similar levels of services and job availability.
Equal service to the People
As a national institution, the KRG would like its citizens to participate in decision making through the parliament, provincial councils and civil and political institutions; we would like to offer services equally to all citizens.
Doctors and staff of hospitals must work harder and pay respectful attention to the patients. There should always be specialist doctors at emergency wards. People should trust their hospitals. We will try to stop and prevent the import and sale of low quality medicine, and we will prosecute any person who is proven to be involved at any level. We task the Ministry of Health and other relevant departments to make confronting this issue one of their top priorities.
The Consumer Rights Law is a start toward resolving this issue, but at the same time, the Kurdistan Regional Government will continue to build hospitals and health centers and continue to educate and train doctors and health professionals. The Ministry of Health must continue to work on maintaining and promoting good quality health services and not only treating patients.
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