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Entrepreneur and blogger Beibit Alibekov has stated that he does not share the views of his father, Bakhyt Alibekov, whose Facebook posts have sparked active discussion and criticism in Kazakh social media. He emphasised that he regards himself and his father as two independent individuals and should not be held accountable for his father's words and actions.

The court restored the right of a resident of Pavlodar Region to receive housing from the state housing fund dating back to 2008 — the time she was admitted to an orphanage. The decision has entered into legal force.

Former Majilis deputy Bakytzhan Bazarbek has been linked to a road traffic accident (RTA) in the Zhambyl region, in which a 36-year-old man sustained serious injuries and was hospitalised in intensive care.

In Almaty on 14 August there was a large-scale failure of external electricity supply, which temporarily halted the metro, switched off some traffic lights and caused interruptions to the water supply in certain districts. City services are working in an intensified mode, and medical organisations are using backup power sources.

In Almaty and the Almaty Region, a mass power outage occurred on 14 August. In Almaty, consumers in four districts of the city were left without electricity, and in the region — in 10 districts. The volume of disconnected load amounted to 300 MW.

The Karaguzhikha River in the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR) has turned an unusual "orange" colour due to mine water entering it from the territory of the former Yubileyno-Snegirikhinsky mine of Vosstoktsvetmet LLP. On 31 July 2026, specialists carried out an unscheduled inspection at the site.

Residents of Petropavlovsk have been complaining for almost the whole summer about a sharp, unpleasant smell spreading across the city. Previously, according to them, this problem more often occurred in spring during the melting of ice on water bodies, but this summer the smell persists even in hot weather.

On 11 August, 37-year-old Rinat died at the GRES-2 police station, having previously been detained near a house in the village of Solnechny, Pavlodar region. The man's relatives disagree with the suicide version and are raising questions about the reasons for his detention and the circumstances of what happened.

An employee of the Zhetysu region family support centre "Zhanuya" has been found guilty of committing domestic violence against his wife. The court sentenced him to 200 hours of community service.

In the Ulytau region, the activities of a group suspected of organising the illegal extraction and processing of manganese ore have been stopped. According to the investigation, more than 23,000 tonnes of product were sold for a sum exceeding 1 billion tenge.