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27-532: Torit County is located in Eastern Equatoria , in southeastern South Sudan , close to the border with Kenya and Uganda . Eastern Equatoria is one of the ten states of South Sudan. Torit County is bordered by Lafon County to the north, Budi County to the east, Ikotos County to the southeast, Magwi County to the southwest and Juba County in Central Equatoria to the west. (See map to

54-555: A few. The Ketebo people are also found in Lotukei in Budi County. The Ketebo clans include the following: Akafuo, Amening (Ikuruha or Black Crow), Ametere, Fatuol, Ibilei, Icarai, Igago, Ikai (Lightening), Ikorom, Ingebe, Kitimo, Kurumo, Lohutok (white chest crow), Lokuti, Lonyili, Lomiru, Melong, Moliro (squerial), Ongeja and Omiro. The Ketebo speak Oketeboi or sometimes Lokathan language. The predominant language they speak today

81-483: A straight line from the tip of Mt. Lonyili-Narengadoket-River Lorife-Kalabe (renamed by Ugandan to Apoka)- Lomej-Bottom of Mt. Losolia (Zulia)-Mt. Mogila. Precisely the straight line runs from Mt. Lonyili to Mt. Mogila. The Ketebo practiced polygamous, and they marry using cattle. Long time ago, the Ketebo used organize marriages but in late 20th century, the girls and boys are allowed to choose whom they want to marry from

108-502: Is Oketeboi Based on the history of the Ketebo which has not been anthropologically documented. The Ketebo sometimes in most of the writings are referred to as "Bira or Lokathan." The Ketebo believed to be originated from Ethiopian hills and moved towards Lake Rudolf (currently Lake Turkana) in the 13th century. They are categorized under the groups of the Nilo Hamites (Referred to by modern historians as Eastern Nilotes) together with

135-464: Is a state in South Sudan . It has an area of 73,472 km . The capital City is Torit . On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. Louis Lobong Lojore is the current governor of Eastern Equatoria. The state shares international borders with Uganda in the south, with Kenya in

162-480: Is also one of the smallest tribes in Uganda. The population of this ethnic group is over 45,000. Bira is the land of the Ketebo which include; Lofus, Madial, Lorum, Lotome, Lojilingare, Arata, Nakoringole, Lonyili, Kamulach, Tulel, Ofi, Natedo, Nahitahapel (Ihapelmoru), Naurkori, Lochorangichokio, Lokudul, Napeyase, Ogeng, Tongoborei, Kalabe (Apoka), Irobi, Narus, Koryang, Tomoodo, Koryang, Losigiria, Irobi just to mention

189-654: Is the land of the Ketebo. Bira which was a Ugandan Protectorate until 1925 and was transferred to Sudan's administration in 1926. The Ketebo are sometimes referred to by the Didinga as "Loceha/Loceka". The Ketebo live in Bira, which is one of the Payams of Kidepo County, Torit, Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan. They are one of the smallest and least known tribes in South Sudan. The Ketebo in Uganda are called Mening, which

216-509: The 19th century and Lokoya of Lowoi. The Acholi , Madi , Iwire and Ofiriha people live in the westernmost Magwi county. Most of the inhabitants of Eastern Equatoria live by subsistence farming, and also raise cattle, sheep and goats. Some of the crops are sold, while most are consumed locally. The Didinga Hills in Budi county have rich and fertile soil that is used for cultivation of tobacco, potatoes, maize, and Dura. The executive head of

243-592: The Ketebo as "Manatong", the Ketebo were fought by the agents of the Mahdia who were coming via Kitgum looking for slave in the Bira mountains. The Ketebo use spear (nafere) and shield (nabuhu) to fight the Manatong til they sang a song ..."Odeto nafere moruhirion, odeto nafere fadfad." The Ketebo people were also being fought by the Toposa and Turkana (Fungech) raiders. Nevertheless, the Ketebo stood firm against slavery and

270-590: The Ketebo opted for lowland in Kalabe, Lotome, Taakifie, Loojilingare, Toomodo, Namosingo, Lobilatome, Ofi, Okosio, Kamulach, Naitahapel). It is worth noting that Bira is the land of the Ketebo but not a tribe as referred to by "Driberg 1935 and A. N. Tucker 1935, pg. 887, survey of language groups in Southern Sudan". In 18th century during the Mahdia Revolution of 1881 – 1898, which was referred by

297-535: The Ketebo people move further to Uganda in Karenga District (Lokori sub-district) and also back to Lotukei, Betalado, Lorema, Lotomei etc. in the current Chukudum County. Currently, the Ketebo are found in Bira, Lotukei and Lokori and Karenga in Uganda and they are referred to as Mening tribe. Bira, which was commonly referred to as Madial (see enclosed Madial Map, 30 June 1930) during the British colonial,

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324-857: The Massai of Kenya, whom they share a lot of words. The Ketebo arrived and settled in the Lotukei mountains in Eastern Equatoria in the 14th and 15 centuries. During the influx of other tribes in 1650s like the Bari, Lotuho and Didinga from Ethiopia using Lotukei as people migratory corridor, the Ketebo who are mountainous people, decided to move further, Southwards to the Bira Mountain and settled in Madiel or Madial/ Loofus, Lonyili, Irobi, Akorou, Tookiliori, Ibakany, Lorema, Ichome, Nafitiro, Moruhirion, Idufa, and later due to hunting and farming, some of

351-767: The State was the Governor, who was elected. The Governor was appointing ministers, advisors, and the Executive Directors to the Counties. The Counties in turn, were ruled by the democratically elected Local Government Councils headed by the County Commissioner The state legislature was elected, with the first elections being held in April 2010. Eastern Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan,

378-518: The Sudan, hereby Proclaim and Order that from and after the 17th day of September, 1926, the said territory and its inhabitants shall be subjected to the Sudan Government as part of Mangalla Province of the Sudan and that all laws, ordinaries and regulations of the Sudan government in force in the said Province shall have full force and effect herein. The Ketebo map boundary with Uganda follows

405-426: The age of 18 years and above. When a girl is caught with a boy having sex, they boy's parent is made to pay something called Ingasa which is 6 goats and if the boy again is caught with the same girl, it is multiplied by 2 which is 12 goats and continuously. If the girl become pregnant, the boy pays a fine of 3 cows and six goats. If you want to initiate the marriage, there is something called Naloto or official booking of

432-416: The following: The town of Torit, the capital of Eastern Equatoria, is also the headquarters of Torit County, one of the eight counties which make up Eastern Equatoria. The Imatong Mountains lie partly in the southern part of Torit County. In April 2016, the county was divided into 3 counties, with 2 new counties of Torit East and Torit West being carved out of the county. Torit County was formed in 1934 by

459-420: The girl where the boys’ family brings a female goat (nakine) and a kid or 2 goats, a spear (nafere), hoe (lokebu), and tobacco (lotaba). In summary, Ketebo marriages ranges from 25 cows and 86 goats mixed with sheep. In Uganda, the Ketebo or Mening lived in the area of what is now Kidepo Valley National Park since 1800, but it was gazetted as a game reserve by the British colonial government in 1958. The purpose

486-512: The last war to stopped slavery, was fought on top of Akorou mountain (the current Nakoringole) where the Acholi King Okwir who was one of the agents of the Mahdia, killed with his many fighters, which brought an end to the war and this was confirmed in the 21st century song (Kori Koringole, Ikoringole) sang by an Acholi musician from Kitgum called Ogwang Clipper. This war coupled with the handing over Madial to Uganda in 1914, made some of

513-653: The merging of the districts of Teretenya and Opari . Opari was the district administrative headquarters for the regions inhabited by the Lotuko (Otuho) , Madi and Acholi ethnic groups. Torit county was adversely affected by both the Second Sudanese Civil War and by the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army . As late as 2006, a significant portion of its population was still internally displaced within South Sudan . The 2008 Sudanese census estimated

540-567: The population of Torit County at approximately 99,740 Although these results were disputed by the South Sudanese authorities, they are the only recent figures available and form a basis on which newer studies can be based. In April 2016, the state was divided into 3 counties with 2 new counties called Torit East and Torit West being carved out of it. 4°30′N 32°30′E  /  4.500°N 32.500°E  / 4.500; 32.500 Eastern Equatoria Eastern Equatoria

567-400: The right). The town of Torit , where the county headquarters are located, lies approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi), by road, east of Juba , the capital and largest city in South Sudan. The coordinates of Torit County are: 4° 30' 0.00"N, 32° 30' 0.00"E (Latitude: 4.5000; Longitude: 32.5000). Torit County was earlier split into 8 payams . The payams that constitute Torit County include

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594-400: The south-east and with Ethiopia in the north-east. Domestically, it is bordered by Central Equatoria in the west and Jonglei in the north. The Ilemi Triangle in the east, between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana , is or has been disputed among all three abutting states ( South Sudan , Kenya and Ethiopia ). The state had 906,126 people in 2008 (32/sq mi). Eastern Equatoria state

621-610: Was both to protect the animals from hunting and to prevent further clearing of bush for tsetse fly -control. After the eviction of the resident people and the resultant famine , the Ketebo people were forcefully relocated to other areas within Bira such as Napotpot, Kalo Kudo, Namosingo, Loriwo and Naurkori in South Sudan. This is cited in contemporary park management as an example of the unacceptable consequences of not taking community needs into account when designating reserves. The Ketebo people were previously pastoralist in nature but due to change in climate and external influence from

648-714: Was divided into Budi County and Kapoeta county, which in turn was divided into Kapoeta North, South and East counties. Counties as of 2020 were: As of 2014 , this was one of the last areas in the world where cases of Guinea worm disease are found, with twelve of the 17 reported cases occurring "in one small pocket of Eastern Equatoria State," according to NPR . Eastern Equatoria is the most mountainous state in South Sudan. People entirely depend on agriculture and livestock keeping. Whenever there's climate change, people in those areas are least likely to be affected. Ketebo people The Ketebo people are an ethnic group in South Sudan . The Ketebo are inhabitants of Bira which

675-553: Was home to several different ethnic groups. The Toposa , Jiye/Jie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state. The Didinga , Dodoth and Boya live in Budi county around Chukudum. Further west, Lopa, Torit and Ikwoto counties are inhabited by the Ketebo , Otuho , Mokoyi Lopit , Lango , Pari , and Tenet people who inhabit a portion of the lopit hills after they split from Didinga and Murle early in

702-553: Was placed under Uganda Protectorate in 1914, as stated by Roberts O. Collins in his writings on Sudan-Uganda boundary rectification and the Sudanese occupation of Madial, 1914. It is worth mentioning that even during the protectorate of Madial, the inhabitants (Ketebo) were protected by Sudan Army Forces (SAF). In 1926, Madiel enclave, was returned to the Sudan as the proclamation read: NOW I, MAJOR-GENERAL HUBBERT JERVOISE HUDDLESTON, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C., Acting Governor General of

729-492: Was sub-divided into counties. These were further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county was headed by a County Commissioner, elected by the people of a County as the head of the local government in the County. Counties were originally larger, but were subdivided in part to ensure that the different communities have full representation. Thus Torit County was subdivided into Torit, Lopa and Ikwotos counties, and Greater Kapoeta

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