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KAMPALA - The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has commenced recruitment for over 100,000 jobs ahead of national census.

The census will be conducted starting May 10 for 10 days.

According to UBOS, applicants should apply by March 15, 2024, 5:00pm.

Jobs available are for Census Supervisors (18,483) and Census Enumerators (114,460) bringing the total of jobs to 132,943.

Applicants should digitally apply for the jobs and steps to be followed have been provided on the UBOS website.

District chief accounting officers (CAOs) will directly be responsible for recruitment of all census enumerators.

"Whereas the recruitment is going to be centralised, the actual recruitment will be done by them," Dr Chris Mukiza, the executive director Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOs), said.

Some of the positions being sought include supervisors and enumerators. These are to serve in districts/city or town councils while others will serve at parish and ward levels.

Mukiza noted that candidates for the jobs must possess technical competencies in the use of electronic gadgets "because the 2024 National Census will be a technologically-driven exercise".

The candidates must also possess a smartphone, which has the capacity to be used as an alternative device during the census as a backup plan in the event of problems with the electronic gadgets that will be provided by the bureau for the activity.

According to Mukiza, the supervision of all recruits will directly be done by parish chiefs and CAOs.

Last held census

The government last held the National Population and Housing Census in 2014.

At that time, the results indicated that Uganda had a population of 34 million people and while it is now estimated that there are 46 million people in the country, this can only be verified through a national census.

The exercise will help government acquire vital statistical information, including how many people there are in Uganda, where they are, and what they own, for economic and social development planning, and administrative purposes.