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Census Saboteurs in Sironko Face Arrest

29 April, 2024
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People planning to sabotage the coming national population census face arrest.

 


Uganda is set to conduct the National Population and housing Census 2024 with the reference night being 9th May 2024. The Census will be done in 10 days starting on 9th May 2024 to 19th May 2024.

Speaking to sub county supervisors after a nine days training in Sironko, Frank Muzoora the Sironko District Police Commander says they have received intelligence that some people plan to shun the census exercise over unknown reasons. Muzoora asked the sub county supervisors to notify security in case they register such cases.

Warren Asiima the Sironko District census commissioner and a representative of Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) says they have trained the sub county supervisors on how to operate the tablets and enter data.

 

Milton Nabaya the councilor representing Butandiga town council urged Sironko residents to embrace the exercise to enable government get clear population figures.

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