Ignore calls for boycott of census, urges Linturi

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has told Kenyans to ensure they are counted since the exercise has development and political importance. [Standard]

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has asked residents to ignore calls for boycott of the national census, which kicks off on August 24.

Some residents had vowed to boycott the exercise, claiming the recruitment of census officials by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) was not fair.