The government has adjusted operation mechanisms for the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census and put in place measures to ensure the enumeration pace picks up following a resolution by an inter-ministerial meeting convened earlier today. The enumeration period in major urban centres (Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kakamega, Nyeri, Kiambu, Thika, Machakos, and Kisii) … Read more
Having any queries concerning the 2019 Census exercise to be conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KNBS? Get all your answers here; What is a population census? A population census is the total count of a population at a specified time within a country’s boundary or in a well delineated part of a … Read more
Uses of the census data The data that was collected through the recent census exercise is the most comprehensive in the history of a country. Kenya is one of the few African countries that has consistently held censuses every ten years since independence. Furthermore, Kenya is among the first countries in the continent to undertake … Read more
Press Statement by the Acting Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Planning Hon. (Amb.) Ukur Yatani on the upcoming 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Get ready to be counted I wish to inform the public that plans for the 2019 Population and Housing Census which will start from night of 24/25th August 2019 and … Read more
The Government has designated August 26 as a public holiday to allow maximum enumeration of Kenyans during the national population census that begins next Saturday. The announcement was made today by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kenyatta National Convention Centre (KICC) , Nairobi when he launched the countdown to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing … Read more