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Kenya: 7 Sect Members Arrested in Tharaka Nithi for Saying Census Is 'Satanic'
Capital FM, 29 August 2019
Seven Kabonokia sect members were arrested in Tharaka Nithi on Wednesday night for declining to be counted in the ongoing census. Read more »
Sect Members Arrested for Calling Kenya's Census 'Satanic'
Kenyans are part taking in a ground breaking census that has for the first time given the option to identify themselves as either male, female or intersex. The census has however been marred with incidences of murder, rape and arrests of people manipulating census results and blocking census officials.
Isiolo County Commissioner Joseph Kanyiri displaying a census 2019 poster at his office in Isiolo Town on August 15, 2019.
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Kenya: Recognising Intersex People Opens Access to Fundamental Rights
The Conversation Africa, 28 August 2019
Kenya has become the first country in Africa to collect data on intersex people in its national census which runs to the end of August. Intersex refers to people born with physical… Read more »
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Kenya: 2 More Chiefs Arrested for Manipulating Census Data in Wajir
Capital FM, 27 August 2019
Another chief in Mandera County was arrested Monday for aiding manipulation of census data in the ongoing exercise. Read more »
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Kenya: Govt Promises to Deliver Credible Census Results Amid Concerns Over Data Manipulation
Capital FM, 27 August 2019
Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has assured Kenyans that census results will be credible despite attempts by some officials to manipulate data collected in the ongoing… Read more »
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Kenya: Woman in Juja Lands in Trouble for Blocking Census Officials
Nation, 26 August 2019
A woman in Juja, Kiambu County, has been arrested for obstructing census officials and lying. Read more »
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Kenya: Census Incidents - Man Shot Dead, Four Arrested for Blocking Officials
Nation, 26 August 2019
The 2019 national census entered the second night on Sunday, with incidents recorded in some parts of the country. Read more »
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Kenya: State Extends Census Duration in Populous Areas
Nation, 27 August 2019
The government has extended working hours for census personnel across the country in order to speed up the process amid concerns that many households were yet to be reached. Read more »
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Kenya: Five Elders Held for Inciting Tana Locals Against Census
Nation, 26 August 2019
Police in Tana Delta, Tana River County have arrested five village elders for inciting locals against the ongoing national population and housing census. Read more »
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Kenya: All Systems Go for Census Amid Apathy Fears
Nation, 22 August 2019
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) is making a last minute rush to persuade Kenyans to participate in the national census amid apathy and insecurity fears. Read more »
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Kenya: Mombasa Travellers to Take Census on Road
Nation, 21 August 2019
Travellers and motorists will not be allowed to proceed with their journeys on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway until they are counted in the population census slated for Saturday,… Read more »
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Kenya: Census 2019 - What You Need to Know and Expect
Nation, 20 August 2019
With only three days to the 2019 National Census, many Kenyans in different parts of the country are still unaware on how the exercise will be conducted and the type of questions… Read more »
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Kenyans will be given the option to identify themselves as either male, female or intersex in the upcoming national census to be conducted in a month. Intersex people are ... Read more »
