One day after replacing his prime minister, Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev chaired a cabinet session on February 7, harshly criticizing the government for "mistakes and failures" in upgrading the nation's heating, electricity, and water supply systems. He ordered the new government to fully renovate 19 heating and electricity supply centers in 2024. On February 6, Toqaev replaced Prime Minister Alikhan Smaiylov with the chief of the presidential office, Olzhas Bektenov, who previously served as head of Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Agency. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Leader Lambastes 'Failures' In Heating, Electricity, Water Systems
Kazakhstan's President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev (file photo)