Tokayev is a former prime minister
and foreign minister who also served as director-general of the U. N.
Tokayev said expert opinion
and public participation are needed to draft more effective central and local anticorruption laws.
This is intended to leave workers that are more productive and
provide them with material incentives, Tokayev said.
Tokayev also would like to diversify the economy
and see labour productivity increase at least 1.7 times, he said.
Although he picked Tokayev as his successor, it is uncertain whether he is going
to be in power after the Presidential elections.
According to the Kazakh Constitution, Tokayev will serve as head of state until April 2020,
when Nazarbayev's term was due to end.
To keep the nation united, Tokayev directed the government to continue creating conditions
for all ethnic groups to develop their languages and cultures.
Tokayev is a former prime minister
and foreign minister who also served as director-general of the UN office in Geneva between 2011 and 2013.
Tokayev also instructed the government to examine allowing
working citizens to use part of their pension savings to buy a house or get an education.
Tokayev who assumed the leadership of the Central Asian country
as President of the Senate took the oath in a plenary session of both Houses of Parliament.
Tokayev is a former prime minister
and foreign minister of the nation and has also served as the director-general of the UN office in Geneva between 2011 and 2013.
For example, if as a result of the poll, more than 30 percent of the locals believe that the akim(mayor) of a city or a village is ineffective, this
is a reason for a special commission to be set up,” Tokayev said.