Natinga

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Natinga originated from Didinga's common word "kitingatek" which literarily means let's force it.

During the advent of SPLM/A struggles and in 1989, the Didinga SPLA Commander the late Lincoln Loki Lokoro, husband to Hon. Lucy Yaya mobilized the soldiers and local communities to open up a footpath that passed from Himan(New Cush) to Nadapal.

This was the time when Omar Bashir staked a coup- d'état and took power in Khartoum. Following that even in Khartoum, the Toposa militiamen became very active on the Narus-Kapoeta roads. Tried to disrupt and block SPLA activities along this international road to Kenya.

So the SPLA had to look for other safest alternative roads.

The decision was to locally construct the road from Lotukei to Nadapal. It was the old British Colonialist road which was constructed by the Didinga people.

Nonetheless, Lincoln started the footpath smoothly. Reported the road workers got very tired when the road reached Loruth. Some local communities deserted the road work. The soldiers who were left behind were ordered to continue with the work to the end. With looming hunger and fatigue, the workers were to give up the road work.

However, Commander Lincoln Loki Lokoro has to apply a bit of militaristic force on the soldiers to finish up the road. On reaching Loruth Lincoln urged the people " Kitingatek logoo"(let's force it guys). And immediately nicknamed Loruth with a new name called "Natinga". This was how the name originated.

Later it became a place that was used to accommodate the Internally Displaced people (IDPS) during Sudan civil war and a school that was established in 1993 in South Sudan for boys forced from their homes by the Second Sudanese Civil War.{{cite book|author=Cathryn Berger Kaye|isbn=1-57542-133-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/completeguidetos0000kaye/page/154 154]|publisher=Free Spirit Publishing|title=The complete guide to service learning: proven, practical ways to engage students in civic responsibility, academic curriculum, & social action|url=https://archive.org/details/completeguidetos0000kaye|url-access=registration|year=2004}}

It is the historic place in Budi County of Eastern Equatoria.{{cite web

|url = http://www.catholicdioceseoftorit.org/veterinary.html

|publisher = Catholic Diocese of Torit

|title = THE FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITION PROGRAMME VETERINARY PROJECT

|accessdate = 2011-07-27

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327180112/http://www.catholicdioceseoftorit.org/veterinary.html

|archivedate = 2012-03-27

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