Uganda, May 10 -- On Friday, Mr George Adriko of Arua City woke up at 6:30 am expecting census enumerators to count his family. By 8:30 am, he was ready, but by 11:00 am, no one had arrived. Disappointed, he left for his errands.

"I had to adjust my schedule hoping the enumerators would come early. But by 11 am, no one came. I don't understand why they didn't come though our LC informed us about the census today," he said. His hope of being counted remains for the nine days left to conclude the exercise.

Residents in Arua and Maracha districts faced disappointment on the first day of the National Population and Housing Census as enumerators failed to reach their homes.

By midday, several residents interviewed reported not seeing any en...