East African Gazette
Kampala
LORD MAYOR Erias Lukwago this afternoon held a meeting with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) team led by Executive Director Dr. Chris Ndatira Mukiza on the scheduled 2024 National Population and Housing Census.
The UBOS team briefed the Lord Mayor on progress of the census preparations including the ongoing Mapping that is due to start in Kampala to determine the numeration areas.
The Lord Mayor who was also requested by the UBOS ED to Chair the District Census Committee appreciated the progress made and pledged to support the Census processes to ensure complete coverage of the City.
He informed the UBOS team to appreciate the uniqueness of the City population and its economic social setup such as the transient, Street and floating population that requires means to be devised to capture accurate data for effective Planning and Policy formulation.
The Digital Population and Housing Census is due to start on 10th May 2024 and continue for a further ten days.