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A total of 131 MPs have so far signed the motion to censure four commissioners of parliament accused of illegally awarding themselves shs1.7 billion in “service awards”.The  censure motion targets commissioners Esther Afoyochan (NRM),…

Chris Mukiza, the Census Commissioner of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), has expressed gratitude to local government leaders, district information technology officers, sub-county and county chiefs, and local council…

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…

Police in Mityana have arrested a Pentecostal pastor for refusing to be counted during the ongoing national population and housing census.Pastor Samuel Kalibbala was arrested together with three of his followers including Kitika Joseph,…

A Ugandan man calling himself Jesus has been remanded to prison after being charged with refusal to be counted during the ongoing national housing and population census.Navas Veran, a leader of a cult at Luyima Village in Luwero district…

As the National Population and Housing Census 2024 commenced, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady, Maama Janet Museveni, took part in the census process by answering questions about their household before being counted.…

The exercise was flagged off at the division headquarters in Gulu by Colonel Innocent Tukashaba, the division operations and training officer on behalf of the Division Commander Brigadier Michael Kabango.Col Tukashaba revealed that the…

The Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA) has announced the postponement of this Friday’s National Basketball League games, citing the upcoming National Population and Housing Census as the reason behind the…

Uganda’s 2024 National Housing and Population Census kicks off in a few hours’ time, and starting midnight, roadblocks will be staged on highways where individuals in transit will be counted. They will categorize as the ‘floating…

Uganda’s privately owned TV and radio stations have refused to broadcast a presidential message promoting efforts to carry out a national census, citing a lack of funding. This is despite a directive by the state-linked Uganda…