Give valid information during census-Kakyebezi
Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi, the Mbarara City Mayor has discouraged the population from providing misleading information to enumerators during the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census 2024.
Kakyebezi is also concerned about the unscrupulous characters that have been spreading baseless information about the intentions of the exercise. He said that there are some people who are creating baseless information to discourage others from participating in this nationwide activity.
He further revealed that some people are reportedly claiming that the data is intended to inform a future decision by the government to increase taxes. Kakyebezi asked the public to discard this information which he labelled ”ungrounded” .
The Mbarara City Resident Commissioner who is also the head of security in the city, Lt.Col.James Mwesigye assured the public of security during the Census exercise.
Lydia Tuhaise, Principal Statistician at Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) who also doubles as Mbarara City Census Commissioner asked every Ugandan to stand out and be counted during the forthcoming census exercise which will run throughout the country. She assured masses of secrecy to the information provided during the enumeration exercise.
The forthcoming National Population and Housing Census will be held under the theme “It matters to be counted” and it aims at including everyone from the homeless street children, prisoners and patients in health facilities to ensure comprehensive data collection.
Uganda is set to conduct its 6th National Population and Housing Census since independence. This year’s enumeration exercise run for 10 days starting on Friday 10th May, 2024 to 19th May 2024.
