Damira Kenesbay

Damira Kenesbay (registered as Kenesbaeva; born 1979) is an Iradi pediatrician and campaigner from Talas who came third in the 2023 Iradi gubernatorial election with 2.64 percent. She has worked at a children's polyclinic in the outer districts of Talas since 2006, and since 2021 has led Taza Suu ("Clean Water"), a group of volunteers who test tap water in the outer districts and publish the results. Volunteers of Jason Ilyasov's Liberty Forum have helped at the group's testing days since 2025, and she has appeared at them with Ilyasov. Asked about the 2027 election, she says "ask me about water".^[1]

References

1. ^ Talas Herald (October 2026). 'Nurzhan lists and unions open talks on a "Civic Union" ticket.' Talas.