This archive report was first published on 1 August 2019.
As the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census approaches, Kenyans have been urged to open up their homes for enumeration.
According to Planning Principal Secretary Saitoti Torome, the census is an important exercise that will be used to collect data for the Government's development initiatives, including Vision 2030, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Big Four Agenda.
Speaking at the flagging off of roadshow teams, Torome urged all Kenyans to be ready for the count on the night of August 24, 2019.
“The 2019 census is an important exercise that will be used to collect data used by the government in planning and execution of development initiatives envisaged in Vision 2030, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and its Big Four Agenda,” he said.
He added that the data collected will help determine the resources required to achieve universal access to education, health, water and sanitation services, housing, and other services in any given location.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Director General Zachary Mwangi assured Kenyans that planning activities for the 2019 census are on track.
“We want to assure Kenyans that plans for the 2019 census are proceeding as scheduled. All arms of government are working together to ensure that the enumeration process will go on smoothly. The training of the census personnel is ongoing and the assembling of the data collection devices is ongoing and is set to be complete the coming weeks,” he said.
