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"speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
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"content": "handbook on census data. These principles are part of the Statistics Act and are duly domesticated under the Fourth Schedule of the said Act. This includes application of professional consideration including scientific principles and professional procedures on methods and procedures for collection, processing and analysing statistic data. The completeness of census coverage and inconsistency checks on the basic variables such as sex and age are also carried out. 3. The demographic composition of the population in Mandera County by sex was observed to have more males than females even in the 2009 Census. The same trend was noted in the 2019 Census. There is a comparison of the composition of population by sex in 2009 and 2019 Census. I will give the numbers in general in Kenya, to compare the composition of adjusted population in 2009 with the 2019 enumerated population. In the 2009 Population Census, males in Kenya were 18,674,184 compared to females who were 19,050,666. Obviously, the females were more giving a total population of 37,724,850. In the 2019 enumeration, males were counted as 23,548,056 while females were 24, 014,716 giving a difference of almost 800,000. In Mandera County, in 2009, males were counted as 322,912 while females were counted as 296,053 giving a difference of close to 25,000. In 2019, males were counted as 434,976 and females as 432,444 giving a small difference of close to 2,000. It should be noted that the 37,618,000 given in Table 1 above for Kenya and Mandera County respectively are as a result of adjustments of the 2009 Census data, based on the demographic evaluation process and published in the Analytical Report on Population Projection for 2009. 4. At the national level, the population grew by around 9.9 million, from 37.7 million in 2009 to 47.6 million in 2019; while in Mandera County, it grew by 248,000, from 618,000 to 867,000. A similar observation was made between 1999 and 2009 censuses, where the national population grew by about 9 million, from 28.7 million to 37.7 million, hence no disparity. In conclusion, the KNBS is guided by the following principles of official statistics that are found in the Fourth Schedule of the Statistics Act: 1. Official statistics provide for indispensable elements in the information system of a democratic society, serving the Government and the economy and the public with data about the economy’s democratic, social and environmental situation. To this end, official statistics that meet the test of practical utility should be compiled and made available on an impartial basis by the KNBS to harbour citizens’ entitlement to public information. 2. To retain trust in official statistics, the KNBS shall apply strictly the provisional considerations, including scientific principles and professional ethics on the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage and presentation of statistics data. 3. To facilitate correct interpretation of data, the KNBS shall present information according to scientific standards on the sources, methods and procedures of statistics. 4. The KNBS is entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics. 5. Data for official purposes may be drawn from all types of sources, be they statistical surveys or administrative records. The KNBS shall choose the source with regard to quality, timeliness, cost and burden of respondents. The Statement is signed by the Director-General, Mr. Zachary Mwangi. Thank you. Hon. Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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