According to the results of the state audit conducted by the Department of Internal State Audit for the Ulytau region at the State Institution "Department of Housing and Communal Services of the city of Zhezkazgan", serious violations were identified in the implementation of the project for landscaping and installing a basketball court. It would seem that this is a socially significant facility, which was supposed to become a hub for youth and a symbol of urban infrastructure development. However, the facts uncovered during the inspection paint a completely different picture.
The audit established: in violation of the norms of the budgetary and civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the customer — represented by the city department of housing and communal services — made a payment to the supplier for work that was not actually completed in full. Moreover, part of the declared work on installing the basketball court was not implemented at all.
The amount of unjustified payments is staggering — 49.3 million tenge. These are taxpayers' money that could have been directed to the real needs of the city: road repairs, modernization of utility networks, or development of social infrastructure.
The situation raises legitimate questions: how could such violations go unnoticed at the stage of work acceptance? Where were the control mechanisms? And finally, who will be held accountable for the admitted miscalculations — or, perhaps, deliberate actions?
Based on the audit results, an order to eliminate the identified financial violations has been issued to the audited entity. In particular, it concerns the need to reimburse the entire amount — those same 49.3 million tenge — to the budget. Furthermore, the inspection materials have already been transferred to the supervisory authorities for a procedural decision.
It is obvious that this case is not just an isolated episode, but an alarming signal. It underscores the need to strengthen control over the expenditure of public funds and increase the accountability of officials. After all, behind each such figure lies not only money but also the trust of citizens, which is much harder to restore than to return funds to the budget.