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February 8, 2021
The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, has today, paid an inspirational and spirited visit to the Cartographic Mapping Officers for the 2021 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census, during their training sessions conducted by Statistics Sierra Leone.
During the visit, the Minister expressed his delight in commencement of the training of cartographic mappers; congratulating the participants, who are part of the 1,200 shortlisted candidates selected for the nationwide exercise and for being part of such a landmark event that would kick start the actual Census process.
Dr. Kai-Kai emphasized the importance of the process, noting this was the first time an electronic Census was happening in the country, which in itself would make the process to generate credible Population and Housing Data mid-way between the Census in 2015 and 2025. He encouraged the participants of the training to take it very seriously and also take advantage of the