Statistics Sierra Leone has updated Sierra Leoneans on the ongoing Mid-term Population and Census on 13th December 2021.

Statistics first acknowledged the fact there are still small challenges with regards payment of field staff in few districts in the country.

Statistics stated they are fastracking such payments to speed up the work, adding that Statistics is paying 30% of field work and 100% of transportation to staff being deployed.

Statistics noted that training and training transportation allowances will be payed to trained field workers afterwards.

Statistics highlighted that the collection of data across the country is gathering momentum as such collected data are displayed at the Headquarter dashboard.

Statistics assured the public who have yet to see enumerators at their homes to be patient as the Census exercise runs till December 23rd, 2021, adding that there will possibly be additional time.