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Kenya: Kenyans Risk Jail for Failure to Offer Census Information
East African, 26 November 2018
Kenyans who fail to offer information during next year's census risk a $1,000 (Sh100,000) fine or a year in jail. Read more »
Kenyans Risk Jail for Not Being Honest During Census
Some citizens have previously declined to provide personal details on the number of wives, those with disabilities, the number of children per household, deaths in the family and ownership of household goods. This non-disclosure will now attract a fine or a jail term, according to Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director-General Zachary Mwangi (right) speaks at the launch of 2019 mock census at Imara Daima chief’s camp in Nairobi on August 24, 2018.
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Kenya: Records - Post-Delivery Deaths Show Marked Decline
Nation, 31 October 2018
Maternal mortality rates have declined in the country, with more than 62 per cent of expectant mothers receiving skilled medical care, records from the Health ministry indicate. Read more »
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Kenya: Pilot Population Census Set to Cover 12 Counties
Nation, 27 August 2018
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has kick-started a pilot census data collection exercise ahead of next year's August Population and Housing Census. Read more »
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Kenya: Govt to Undertake Pilot Census in 12 Counties
Capital FM, 15 August 2018
The government is set to launch a pilot census program in 12 counties in the next two weeks as part of preparations for next year's census. Read more »
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Kenya: 7 Most Populated Counties in Kenya
Nation, 10 July 2018
In Kenya, a census is conducted every 10 years by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). Kenya's first census was conducted in 1948. This was 23 years after the colonial… Read more »
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Mbeere North legislator Muriuki Njagagua's is trying to save his constituency from being scrapped as it needs to have an additional 43,965 people by 2019's census. Read more »
