Census: UBOS Mopping-up Greater Kampala and Landslide-Affected Districts

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is conducting a mopping-up exercise of the National Census to cater for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area and areas affected by landslides and floods.

UBOS Executive Director and Census Commissioner, Dr Chris Mukiza, said this exercise is being carried out in Kampala, Mukono, and Wakiso districts plus hard-to-reach areas, especially those that were affected by the landslides before and during the Census enumeration.

“The general public is hereby informed that there is an ongoing mopping up exercise to complete the National Population and Housing Census 2024 in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Kampala Capital City Authority, and the districts of Mukono and Wakiso,” said Dr Mukiza.

He said the mopping-up exercise is also ongoing in hard-to-reach districts that experienced landslides and flooding before and during the enumeration period.

“Teams from UBOS have been allocated respective divisions, municipalities, sub-counties and town councils to conduct the mopping-up exercise assignment.”

He said this exercise will continue until Sunday, May 26, 2024, to ensure complete coverage of all households.

“This is therefore to request the general public particularly household heads who have not yet been counted to reach out to their area LC1 chairpersons. This is to enable them to make an appointment when an enumerator can visit their household within the stated mopping-up period ending Sunday 26^th May 2024.

Dr Mukiza thanked the public for their patience and cooperation during the census 2024 enumeration exercise.

The affected households may also call the following numbers.