Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced that appointments to public positions will be based on a meritocracy (a system of assigning positions based on a person's abilities, knowledge, and achievements).

Adil Zhanbirshin, a deputy of the Majlis (lower house) of Kazakhstan, has proposed introducing criminal liability for LGBT propaganda in the country.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's visit to Turkey has been discussed with anger in Russian media, with Russian propaganda calling Tokayev a "master of political balance."

In the Kazakh city of Uralsk, 24 officials have been disciplined, 16 of whom have been dismissed, for participating in gambling. According to the prosecutor's office, these include employees of the city administration, the finance department, and the police. They were involved in gambling through bookmakers, including after the ban.

Last year, Kazakh residents spent almost 3 billion tenge ($5.7 million) on the services of fortune tellers and astrologers.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan, as a long-standing trade and investment partner of the United States, is committed to developing fair and mutually beneficial trade relations.

According to a new order from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan, athletes, coaches and sports referees are prohibited from swearing or displaying their religious beliefs. They are also required to refrain from disclosing information about training sessions or consuming alcohol in public places.

Both chambers of Kazakhstan's parliament have backed a bill banning the wearing of face-covering clothing in public. The document has been sent to the president for signature.

Kazakhstan's national atomic company, Kazatomprom, has officially regained control of Budyonovskoe, one of the largest uranium deposits it operates in partnership with Russia's Rosatom.

Kazakhstan has selected China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as the leader of a consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant.