Uganda, May 10 -- The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) has assured citizens about the privacy of the information that will be collected.

Civil society organisations, the private sector and political leaders yesterday expressed fears about the secrecy of their information.

Mr Salim Uhuru, the mayor of Kampala Central Division, said some households are worried about disclosing their property to enumerators because it would expose them to Uganda Revenue Authority, which may impose taxes on them.

"Similar issues were raised by traders while meeting the president the other day...," Mr Uhuru said.

But Mr James Muwonge, the Ubos director of methodology and statistical information, said the Bureau would exercise high confidentiality as set ...