KAMPALA –The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced that UGX 88.7 billion has been paid to census personnel, with 98.7% of enumerators receiving their payments via the E-Cash platform. However, some individuals have yet to receive their payments due to various reasons.
“The 2024 census had 115,846 enumerators, of whom 114,327 (98.7%) have been paid in full. However, 1,519 are yet to receive payment,” said Chris Mukiza, Executive Director of UBOS.
Mukiza noted that the majority of payments were made through the E-Cash platform, with only a small percentage pending. He attributed the delays to various reasons, including mismatched details.
Regarding field guides, Mukiza stated, “Out of 112,970 participants, 109,730 (97.1%) have been paid, while 3,240 have not yet received payment due to mismatched details.”
For Enumeration Supervisors, Mukiza said, “Of the 14,643 participants, 13,272 have been paid, while 1,371 are yet to receive payment due to pending corrections to their details.”
On Sub-county supervisors, Mukiza noted, “This category had 4,713 participants, of whom 4,686 (99.4%) have been paid, leaving 120 yet to be paid.”
Mukiza also addressed the status of Local Government officials, saying, “Out of 1,635 officials involved in the census, 912 have been paid, and 663 are yet to be paid this month.”
He assured that all service providers for Census 2024 have been paid, except those whose account numbers were submitted incorrectly. “These individuals have been requested to re-submit their correct account details,” Mukiza added.
Regarding the retrieval of tablets and power banks used in the census, Mukiza reported, “The Bureau deployed 122,026 tablets during the enumeration. So far, 121,197 (99.3%) tablets have been retrieved from districts and cities, while 829 are yet to be retrieved. Of the 119,418 power banks sent into the field, 107,685 (90.2%) have been retrieved, leaving 11,733 yet to be retrieved.”
Mukiza assured the public, particularly those yet to receive payment, that all efforts are being made to ensure timely payment. He also stated that UBOS is currently processing and analyzing raw census data to the village level, with final results expected to be disseminated by the end of September 2024.
Mukiza announced that UBOS will conduct a Post Enumeration Survey (PES) in August 2024 across all 135 districts and 11 cities. “The Bureau has already identified a team of independent personnel who have undergone training at the national level. Training at the 15 statistical sub-regions is underway and will be immediately followed by data collection.
