"It's a relic of the past": the governor of the Zhetysu region comments on team relocations.

Beibit Isabaev acknowledged that after his appointment as akim, he brought one person with him to the region.

"This is my assistant. When I was a senator, he was my assistant. He still works (editor's note - as an assistant). I didn't bring anyone else. All the leaders are residents of this area. Moreover, apart from me, there are no natives of Almaty region - everyone is from the Zhetysu region. They were born and raised here. All the akims are local personnel," he assured.

He also evaluated the so-called team transfers.

"Team transfers are a relic of the past. We need to forget about this. I will not participate in such practices," Isabaev concluded.

It is worth noting that Beibit Isabaev was appointed akim of the Zhetysu region in June 2022. In December of the same year, by the decree of the President of Kazakhstan, Beibit Isabaev was reappointed to the position of akim of the same region.

Additionally, in February of this year, while speaking at the forum of the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve, President Tokayev criticized the ongoing practice of team transfers.

In this regard, the Administration of the President and the Agency for Civil Service Affairs were instructed to take strict control of this issue and to decisively prevent such manifestations.