President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov has approved a new Law "On Counteracting Corruption," which was adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh on January 15, 2026.
The purpose of this Law is to improve measures to combat corruption, eliminate existing shortcomings in assessing the level of corruption in state structures and local self-government bodies. It is also aimed at developing digitalization, organizing educational and informational-preventive activities that contribute to the formation of an anti-corruption culture, and creating an atmosphere of intolerance towards corruption. This decision supports the Presidential Decree "On the State Strategy for Counteracting Corruption in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2025-2030," issued on June 5, 2024, under number 137.
The new law includes the following provisions:
– Definition of the subject of regulation, as well as the goals and objectives of combating corruption, with a conceptual apparatus that eliminates ambiguity and minimizes opportunities for abuse;
– Establishment of the circle of subjects engaged in counteracting corruption, their functions, as well as the tasks of the authorized state body responsible for preventing corruption. The obligations of state bodies, local self-government bodies, state and municipal institutions and enterprises, and legal entities involving the state are also defined;
– Measures for preventing and combating corruption, including holding accountable in accordance with the law and minimizing the consequences of corrupt actions;
– Appointment of an authorized body for preventing corruption to maintain a unified register of corruption crimes, as well as an authorized body for civil service matters to maintain a register of offenses related to conflicts of interest.
The law will come into force ten days after its official publication.
