Kazakhstan-Kenya Economic and Digital Cooperation

On 17 February 2026, the Governments of Kenya and Kazakhstan announced plans to strengthen bilateral economic and digital cooperation during the Kazakhstan–Kenya Business Forum. The initiative seeks to expand trade and investment and to promote value chains linking Central Asia and East Africa. Cooperation is expected to cover areas of digital transformation, including e-government systems, financial technology (fintech), cybersecurity, and startup support. The two governments also indicated ...

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Law / Act

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Amendments and Additions to the Code of Administrative Offences (No. 232-VIII) — related to AI/ digitization (Закон РК о внесении изменений и дополнений в Кодекс об административных правонарушениях)

AI law in Kazakhstan: This Act (No. 232-VIII), adopted 17 November 2025, amends the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan by adding Article 641-1 to impose administrative liability for breaches of the new AI legal framework. It establishes obligations for owners/operators of AI systems (transparency labelling of synthetic outputs, risk management for high-risk systems), reporting and documentation requirements, and a graded system of administrative fines and remedial measures....

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National Strategy

Concept of Digital Transformation, ICT Industry Development and Cybersecurity for 2023–2029 (Концепция цифровой трансформации, развития отрасли ИКТ и кибербезопасности на 2023–2029 годы)

AI law in Kazakhstan: A government-approved national strategy (approved by Government Resolution No. 269 of 28 March 2023) setting strategic objectives, targets and an action plan for Kazakhstan’s digital transformation, development of the ICT sector and strengthening of national cybersecurity for the period 2023–2029. It defines governance arrangements, performance indicators, sectoral measures (digital government, data governance, ICT market development, cyber resilience) and an implementation timetable with responsible agencies....

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Executive Order

Order of the Minister No. 90/NQ (23 February 2024) — On Amendments and Additions to Order No. 385/NQ (О внесении изменений и дополнения в приказ Министра от 14.10.2022 №385/НҚ)

AI law in Kazakhstan: Order No. 90/NQ (23 February 2024) amends and supplements Ministerial Order No. 385/NQ (14 October 2022) that establishes the "Requirements for Data Management" for public-sector bodies. The amendments clarify the scope of application, add and revise detailed definitions (including roles such as data steward/CDO and new terms such as SDU and data catalog), prescribe obligations for cataloguing and anonymization, and set operational requirements for interaction with the Smart Data Ukimet (SDU) platform. The order was registered on 26 February 2024 and later repealed by Ministerial Order No. 691/NQ on 11 November 2024....

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