NERIMA: In this census, will it be the count that matters or political matters that count?
Census officials in Bungoma County, western Kenya, on August 28, 2019. If we were to give politicians a truth portion and ask, what is it about this census that is so important? It wouldn't be the rhetoric being advertised about housing and planning. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Ten years ago when we had our last census, I distinctly remember that it was early morning when the enumerator arrived at our home. I wondered how we would have a visitor at the house at that hour.
That morning I was getting ready for school when I was called downstairs to greet the visitor. Then the visitor asked me how I was, and said he just wanted to see that I really lived here. I remember thinking, what an odd question.
