LUSAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Zambia on Thursday kick-started the long-awaited first-ever electronic national census for population and housing with President Hakainde Hichilema and his family being the first to be counted.
Enumerators from the Zambia Statistics Agency and officials from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) visited the president's residence in Lusaka, the country's capital, to officially commence the exercise which has so far suffered two postponements, reported the state broadcaster, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.
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