Uganda, May 3 -- Uganda will for the first time shift from manual to digital in conducting the 2024 National Population and Housing Census.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) says the census exercise will use digital technology to collect, process, and disseminate the census results. Already, about 120,000 tablet computers have been bought for the purpose.

The distribution of the tablets started last month, with 3,410 tablets given out in Gulu, Amolatar, Alebtong, and Otuke districts in northern Uganda. So far, 71 districts have been covered.

A total of 114,460 enumerators and 18,483 supervisors are expected to participate in the exercise.

Dr Chris Mukiza, the executive director of Ubos, said the digital census would enable the co...