Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dismissed the country's cabinet of ministers on February 21. He announced the decision on dismissing the Government in a special address.
In a special message to the people of Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev addressed his unprecedented decision to dismiss the country's cabinet of ministers. In his words, although the socioeconomic situation in Kazakhstan was stable in recent years, the country failed to achieve the tasks set in the ambitious presidential initiatives, namely the Third Modernisation, the National Plan - 100 specific steps, the Five Institutional Reforms. In his address President Nazarbayev expressed regret that there are not enough workplaces, especially in rural areas, across the country. Small and medium business has not become the driver of economic growth. The Government and each akim (governor) failed to improve income and quality of life of Kazakhstanis.
Two years ago the Kazakh leader ceded some of his powers to the Government and governors as a result of the constitutional reform. All necessary state programs in industrial, social, healthcare and education sectors were adopted. But they yielded poor returns. Given all the above and taking into account the interests of Kazakhstani people, the President and the guarantor of the Constitution made a decision to dismiss the Government. What is expected of the new Government is to develop specific steps to raise living standards, stimulate the economy and implement strategic tasks.
President Nazarbayev vowed to put forward a set of measures towards improving the living standards countrywide at the upcoming Congress of the Nur Otan Party.
The same day, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a Decree on the resignation of the Government and the temporary assignment of the Prime Minister duties to Askar Mamin, the press service of the presidential office reported.
The text of the Decree is as follows:
On the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In accordance with Article 70 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I resolve: 1. To accept the resignation of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 2. Temporarily assign the duties of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Askar Uzakpayevich Mamin. 3. The members of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall continue executing their duties until the approval of a new composition of the Government. 4. This Decree shall enter into force on the day it is published.
Reported by Kazinform.
