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2024 census data was unrealistic and manipulated, FDC tells Ubos

The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has rubbished the recently released 2024 National Population and Housing Census report, calling for a repeat of the entire exercise.

The party deputy secretary for publicity, Mr Warid Lubega Mulindwa, said the report released by Uganda Bureau of statistics (Ubos) on Thursday last week is inaccurate as it contains contradicting population figures which make it difficult to be relied on.

“We are concerned about the accuracy of the Uganda National Housing and Population Census 2024 report, we think that the statistics are unrealistic and manipulated,” Mr Mulindwa said.

The 2024 report erroneously showed the population of Acholi dropped from 2,131,443 in 2014 to 1,941,913 while it showed the Bagisu population had fallen from 2,390,975 to 2,096,149 in 2024.