The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced a six -day extension of the census exercise to give an opportunity to areas which could have not been covered by the enumerators.
This means the census will now end on May 25.
UBOS Executive Director, Dr.Chris Mukiza said whereas the exercise was officially set to end May, 19, there was need to extend the exercise to ensure every household is enumerated.
“As a result, such areas have been given an opportunity to continue with the enumeration until they complete their assignments. This waiver (for mopping up) shall, however, not exceed May 25, 2024. During this period, supervisors should ensure complete coverage and quality assurance,”Dr.Mukiza said.
He said that there areas where enumeration could not start on May 10, 2024, due to login difficulties among other issues that necessitated more time.
“There are also hard-to-reach areas where enumeration was constrained, making the pace of enumeration slow. You may recall that the login challenges were resolved within a period of one to four days. In addition, management developed generic logins for villages to enable work to begin, which became effective on the 4th day.”
Dr.Mukiza hasnow written to Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), city clerks, the KCCA Executive Director, and municipal town clerks informing them of the extension of the enumeration exercise.
