The Anti-Corruption Service will audit the spending of 2.3 trillion tenge under the national project “Comfortable School”.
“During the meeting, the leadership of the Anti-Corruption Service, together with representatives of authorised bodies and other interested parties, considered issues of ensuring legality and transparency in the implementation of the project, as well as preventing corruption risks”, the agency’s press service reports.
It is reported that today in Kazakhstan there are 37 dilapidated schools and 142 schools where children study in 3 shifts. In this regard, it is planned to spend 2.3 trillion tenge and provide 800,000 student places by 2025.
At the same time, it is noted that in his 2022 address, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated, “every Kazakh schoolchild should have decent conditions for learning and comprehensive development. This is exactly what the new national project ‘Comfortable School’ is aimed at”.
“Following the meeting, in order to prevent corruption offences, as well as ensure their timely and high-quality construction, an algorithm for interaction between the responsible bodies and Samruk-Kazyna Construction JSC on the implementation of the national project was developed”, the statement says.
Recall that earlier, Samruk-Kazyna Construction JSC was suspected of lobbying for certain manufacturers under the national project “Comfortable School”. Almaty maslikhat deputy and member of the Board of the “Guild of Furniture Manufacturers of the Republic of Kazakhstan” Igor Protsenko suggested that in the documentation, some furniture models matched the product range manufactured by the Pavlodar company Troya LLP.
Later, Samruk-Kazyna Construction stated that it was not involved in the process of selecting furniture for educational institutions under the national project, and reported that Igor Protsenko’s statement defamed the company’s reputation. Igor Protsenko, in turn, gave a comment to the editorial board of the FBRK, in which he refuted Samruk-Kazyna Construction’s arguments.
Even later, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Atameken” stated that the president’s instructions were being ignored in the construction of comfortable schools. The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs noted that furniture manufacturers faced difficulties due to the lack of clear technical specifications for furniture products.