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The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) postpons the national census

14 July, 2023
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The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has postponed the national census exercise that was scheduled to be held in August to an undisclosed date.


UBOS stated that it needed more time to procure the tablets that are needed to expedite the exercise, noting that government intends to take a more digital approach.

Addressing journalists in Kampala, UBOS deputy executive director, Godfrey Nabongo revealed that the Bureau had experienced financial challenges in the last financial year, forcing them to seek permission from the Ministry of Finance to allow them to re-purpose some of the money for pre-census activities.

The board is expected to deploy about 120,000 people in different parts of the country to assist in the enumeration process. Uganda’s last census exercise was conducted in 2014.

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