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The Central Referendum Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced the preliminary results of the vote on the new version of the Constitution. 7,954,667 citizens, or 87.15% of referendum participants, voted in favour of the changes. Turnout was 73.12%, with 9,127,192 people taking part.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that 15 March will be celebrated annually as Constitution Day of Kazakhstan. The statement was made after the release of exit poll results from the nationwide referendum on the new version of the Fundamental Law. According to the polling station exit surveys, the majority of citizens supported the constitutional reform.

The Inter-district Civil Court of Astana has upheld the claim by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan to revoke the licence of lawyer Svetlana Nurlatova. The basis for this was documents submitted to the court regarding the payment of a fee of 37.52 million tenge, which, as the courts established, do not confirm the actual payment for services.

14 March in Almaty saw the festive concert "Kөktөbedegі Kөrіsu", dedicated to Kөrіsu Day, which marks the beginning of the Nauryz holiday. The central venue for the event was the Kok-Tobe area. A special feature of the programme was a drone light show and the involvement of robots that interacted with guests.

In the Abai region, administrative barriers have been removed for an investor implementing an agro-industrial cluster project worth approximately 50 billion tenge. An inspection revealed that the authorised bodies had previously unreasonably refused to arrange land plots. Following the intervention of the prosecutor's office, the investor continued with the project.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan has reported the results of its work on seizing illegal weapons. Since the beginning of 2026, 580 units of weapons and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition have been removed from illegal circulation. As part of the operational and preventive measure "Law and Order", the police are also uncovering weapons caches and checking owners of civilian firearms.

Decree of the President of Kazakhstan No. 1188 of 2 March 2026 formalised personnel changes in the judicial system. The document concerns 183 judges: 135 have been appointed to new positions, and the powers of 48 individuals have been terminated on various grounds.

On the public procurement portal, full scans of suppliers' identity documents — including photos, IINs, and signatures — were publicly accessible. Among them is the ID document of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BI Group, Aidyn Rakhimbayev.

The Criminal Appeals Panel of the East Kazakhstan Regional Court (EKR) has reviewed the case of former director of LLP "ҚАЖсервис" Yerkin Daumov. He was found guilty of abusing his official powers. The court imposed a sentence of 3 years and 6 months of restriction of liberty and a lifelong ban on holding positions in the state and quasi-state sector.

At the AgriTek exhibition in Astana, a panel session was held on the introduction of agricultural drones into Kazakhstan's farming sector. Participants discussed industry regulation and support measures.