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The new Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Director General Macdonald Obudho has said he will focus on ensuring quality data standards, timeliness in reporting and embracing new data sources.See also: Census 2019 results: There are 47 million Kenyans
Mr Obudho replaces Zachary Mwangi whose term came to an end on Friday after eight years at the helm.The statistics office is at the helm of digitizing data collection to ensure speedy release of reports.The new DG has served at KNBS since 1995, as director in charge of population and social statistics.He was part of the team that delivered the 2019 National Census.See also: President Uhuru’s message on Census 2019 results
He introduced the new set of data like foreign investment surveys, economic and social indicators and the recently included quarterly labour force survey.
