Posted: May 22nd, 2023

Kazakhstan officialdom is held in high esteem and as such lives in luxury

Kazakhstan officialdom is held in high esteem and as such lives in luxury. Suffice to say that to meet that social expectation most of the officers within Kazakhstan government lives that are far beyond their means. Since the existing anticorruption law does not allow such officers to be directly invested in the oil sector as well as receive any direct benefits, most of these officers register businesses under spouses and other relatives⁴¹. This has intensified corrupt practices, especially within the oil sector