National statistical population system : Case study of Kampala District, Kawempe North Division, Bwaise 1 Kisenyi

Abstract

The prevalence of COVID 19 in the second half of the year 2019 was an inconvenience to the work environment and saw many people being laid off work and others forced to work or stay at home in order to reduce the infection rate. This became the new normal all over the world and Uganda in particular put up a number of standard operating procedures that were to be followed by individuals, institutions, business organizations and all stakeholders (essentials) to fight against the scourge. A time came when the government had to intervene and support the vulnerable population most especially those in the city centers since they could no longer sustain themselves in acquiring the basic necessities of life such as food, housing, health services, shelter etc. The vulnerable population included boda-boda riders, tax operators and touts, wheelbarrow pushers, loaders and off loaders etc. who were amounting to over 100,000. According to the local newspaper “New vision”, it was established that the government didn’t have clear data statistics on the eligible population as mentioned above in terms of occupation, income levels, household population size etc. at village level. The National Statistical population System (NSPS) is a management system used at the lowest level of local government at the LC1 zone office to register and record all details of their residents i.e. those alive, new-born, dead, new settlers, relocating, shifting and details such as occupation, age, income levels and contacts. The information used to come up with the system was collected using questionnaires and interview guides in order to get the different perspectives from the LC1 chairman and the board, the administration at NIRA and the zone residents. Data flow diagrams and Enhanced Relational diagrams were used to model the system design for easy understanding of how it works for all system developers. The languages and frameworks used in the development include HTML, CSS, LARAVEL, PhP and JavaScript. The system has 2 different users with different roles i.e. the administrator in charge of monitoring and maintaining the system and the LC1 chairperson and committee interface. This report covers all chapters and activities carried out throughout the entire project.