Moses Mikka Mukasa: Remembering man who counted Uganda in 1969

When Uganda conducted its first post-independence national census in 1969, it was a moment of profound significance. For the first time, the people of Uganda, irrespective of race, were counted together as one nation. This census not only unified a population but also laid the statistical foundations that would guide Uganda’s development for decades. At the helm of this groundbreaking endeavour was a young and brilliant statistician, Moses Edward Mikka Mukasa.

Born on February 4, 1942, on the Lake Victoria Island of Koome in Mukono District, Moses Mukasa’s early life was shaped by…