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	District Information Portal :: Katakwi District
		Katakwi district, which is located in north-eastern Uganda, regained its district status in 1997 through an Act of Parliament.
		Katakwi borders Moroto in the east and north, Lira in the northwest, Soroti in the southwest and Kumi in the south.
		The livestock industry is important in Katakwi, though it is also plagued by a number of diseases.
	www.katakwi.go.ug (558 words)

	Appeals: Uganda, ACT Appeal Uganda - Emergency Assistance to IDPs in Katakwi District - AFUG-32, Situation Reports: ...
		But Katakwi is a poor district and the constantly changing situation is stretching the resources of the local government and the host populations to breaking point.
		As a response to the crisis, the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) of Katakwi in collaboration with civil society organisations (CSOs) organized an assessment to establish the humanitarian situation in the district 25 -26 July 2003.
		The major road between Katakwi and Soroti is impassable because of the presence of the rebels in the villages through which the road passes.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64BLV5?OpenDocument (2813 words)

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		This project was first launched in Katakwi and Soroti on 1st and 2nd July 2000 with public events, and is expected to spread all-over the country within the next 24 months starting with Rukungiri district whose launching is now scheduled for September 2000.
		Steven Illemkolit, the LCV Chairman, Katakwi district flagged off the procession at 10:45 a.m, from the district headquarters to Katakwi town council and back to Ocori-Imongin, a distance of 4kms where the public event was to be held.
		Achievements The lead achievement was the successful implementation of the launching activities, in a district and sub counties 400KM from Kampala (and from the UDN Secretariat), and the promise for continuance of the campaign in these areas and beyond without the regular presence of UDN officers.
	www.udn.or.ug /Launching_the_Grassroots_anti_corruption_campaign1.doc (1864 words)

	The EastAfrican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Katakwi neighbours Moroto and Kotido districts of Karamoja region.
		Throughout Katakwi, there is a general belief that the warriors now have access to a steady supply of automatic weapons such as the AK 47.
		According to Nicholas Ochakara, the chief administrative officer of Katakwi, the current figure of displaced people, at 88,000, is worrying, because the district cannot deal with such numbers.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/EastAfrican/20082001/Features/Magazine3.html (1809 words)

	RNIS 42 - Great Lakes Region
		Insecurity in North Uganda, drought and raiding in Karamoja and Katakwi, and a new influx of refugees from DRC have worsened the situation in Uganda.
		Katakwi district has been threatened by insecurity due to Karamonjong raids for years (see RNIS 41), leading to the displacement of about 85,000 people.
		The situation of IDPs in Katakwi district is also alarming as the populations are facing both insecurity from Karamojongs and LRA.
	www.unsystem.org /scn/archives/rnis42/greatlakes.htm (3363 words)

	Uganda NICS Articles
		In Soroti district, eastern Uganda, the situation seems to have improved slightly, the number of children admitted to the TFC dropped from 430 at the peak of the crisis to 20 as of February 2004 (OCHA, 29/02/04).
		Raiding is a traditional feature of this area of Uganda but the proliferation of small arms has meant that the raids have grown bigger and more deadly and have not stopped at the stealing of cattle but often involve wide scale looting, the burning of property, and the destruction of crops.
		The disarmament of the Karimojong is seen as an important step towards normalising the humanitarian situation in Katakwi but security in the area still appears to be a long way off as it was reported that an Irish priest and three co workers were killed on 21 March 2002 (UN OCHA 31/03/02).
	www.unsystem.org /scn/Publications/RNIS/countries/uganda_all.htm (19911 words)

	The EastAfrican (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The reason for this is that the IDPs in Katakwi are not a fashionable subject.
		It is hard for many believe to believe, but IDP camps have been in existence in Katakwi for 15 years.
		Because the IDPs in the north are victims of a war by rebels backed by a foreign country, they meet the criteria for aid for UN agencies like the World Food Programme, and several international NGOs.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/EastAfrican/17062001/Opinion/Opinion25.html (648 words)

	AEGiS-NV: IDP camps increase HIV/AIDS prevalence in Katakwi
		THE prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Katakwi district has increased from nine to 21% since IDP camps were established last year, the state minister for northern Uganda rehabilitation has said.
		Dan nSalasatta reports that Grace Akello said the increase was caused by the lifestyle in the internally displaced people's (IDPs) camps established as a result of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel and Karimojong cattle raiders' incursions into the area.
		She was opening the 34th Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) clinic in Katakwi recently.
	www.aegis.com /news/nv/2005/NV051111.html (351 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF)
		Over 80,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Katakwi District, eastern Uganda, are in urgent need of improved security to protect them from attacks by Karamojong pastoralists, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
		According to district statistics, there are currently 88,623 IDPs in 46 camps in Katakwi, from an estimated total population of 230,000.
		Displaced people in the camps in Katakwi were suffering unusually high rates of malaria, diarrhoea, intestinal worms, upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia, according to OCHA's assessment.
	www.africanfront.com /idp1.php (246 words)

	Soroti District :: Background Information
		Soroti borders Kamuli, Lake Kyoga, Kumi and Pallisa in the south, Kaberamaido in the west and Katakwi in the northeast.
		Formerly part of the larger Teso District comprising present day Kumi, Soroti, Kaberamaido and Katakwi, the history of Soroti dates as early as 1904 when the colonial administration sent Semei Kakungulu to set up administrative posts in Serere, Gweri and Soroti.
		A number of civil servants working in Katakwi reside in Soroti town because of the relatively developed infrastructure in this town.
	www.soroti.go.ug /background/index.htm (790 words)

	The Spread of the War - Monograph No 99 March 2004
		According to local residents in Obalanga (Katakwi District, part of Teso region), the rebels were initially very friendly – playing football, watching videos, and generally interacting freely with the population.
		Relations between the Iteso (the overwhelming majority of the residents of Soroti, Kaberamaido and Katakwi), the Acholi (Gulu, Kitgum and Pader) and the Langi (Lira and Apac) have been peaceful over the past several years.
		As a journalist argued, “Those [Arrow Boys] in Katakwi, where there have been Karamojong cattle raids, they will remain permanently armed.” 253 Given the impact of Karamajong raids on the population, and the inadequacy of defence against these, it is hardly surprising that civilians see increased defence capacity as a means to future security.
	www.iss.co.za /pubs/Monographs/No99/Chap5.htm (3492 words)

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		Katakwi, not being any different, has registered a poverty level that is nothing to write home about.
		The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Katakwi, David Masereka said before the insurgency in the region got serious the average family holding was five gardens but now it is one and a half gardens.
		Elizabeth Gumwa, a project coordinator with ActionAid Katakwi said the 1997 survey identified Katakwi as the poorest district in Uganda with the major problem being lack of food.
	www.udn.or.ug /Katakwi_Report1.DOC (5044 words)

	allAfrica.com: Uganda: Insecurity Bars Katakwi Women From Doctors (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He says in order to reduce death and illnesses in camps and villages, parents should be educated on the importance of giving birth from hospitals and attending antenatal clinics.
		Mugasa says mothers in Katakwi villages and camps are being limited by delay by their husbands to give them permission to go to health centres, delay to reach health centres and delay to receive treatment.
		It was observed that 60% of women in Katakwi give birth below the age of 15, 40% of whom give birth from home and 10% do not seek postnatal care due to stigmatisation.
	allafrica.com /stories/200612120156.html (644 words)

	The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative
		The most affected areas in Katakwi District remained the two counties of Usuk and Kapelebyong and specifically, sub-counties immediately bordering Mororoto District, namely Magoro, Ngarariam, Usuk, Kapelebyong, Obalanaga and Acowa.
		The rampant Karamojong raids have displaced 1/3 of the Katakwi population and have completely devastated their household economies.
		Given the rampant nature of Karamojong attacks in Katakwi, local and central government administrations have deployed units in almost all IDP camps and along the Katakwi-Moroto border to protect the residents from attacks.
	www.ned.org /grantees/fhri/01annual/chapterFour.html (5873 words)

	The Shea Network : Uganda
		As the Acholi (mainly of Gulu District, to the west) are identified with the so-called “Lords Resistance Army” (see NEWS Nouvelles December 2003), the Acholi have been killed both in Lira and Katakwi districts.
		The NUSPA Executive consists of three delegates from each producer group, of which two must be women—this to preserve the custodial role traditionally held by women in relation to the shea tree and its products.
		In May of 2002, large numbers of LRA rebels poured into northern Uganda from their bases in southern Sudan, as a direct consequence of “Operation Iron Fist”, a cross-border counter-insurgency operation of the Ugandan military, conducted with the approval of the Sudan military.
	www.thesheanetwork.net /uganda.html (1372 words)

	New Vision Online : Girls sold in Katakwi, says MP
		TRAFFICKING in mainly girls is booming in cattle markets in Katakwi in eastern Uganda, an MP has revealed.
		Rhoda Acen, the Woman MP for Amuria district, said women have been selling their children to fend for their families after their husbands fled ahead of the disarmament exercise in the region.
		He said authorities in Moroto and Katakwi had identified homes where these girls are being kept.
	www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/12/507250 (361 words)

	CRWRC - Uganda
		CRWRC is currently working in a consulting and/or funding relationship with 4 PAG districts (Katakwi, Soroti, Kaberamaido and Kumi) and the PAG (National Development Secretariat NDS), and with 6 COU dioceses (Nebbi, Madi/West Nile, Lango, Kitgum, Bunyoro Kitara and Northern Uganda dioceses) and the National Development office.
		Soroti MDO serves rural families of the Iteso tribe living in Soroti district and parts of Kaberamaido and Katakwi districts.
		The Soroti MDO was established in 1993 to deal with the aftereffects of the Teso insurgency, which badly affected the region.
	www.crwrc.org /development/esamt/uganda_p.html (2549 words)

	ALBIDON LIMITED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Katakwi and Linthipe are early-stage exploration projects, located respectively 65km northwest and 40km east of the capital, Lilongwe in central Malawi.
		Katakwi has regional geology similar to that of the section of the Grenville Belt that hosts the Kabanga nickel deposit in northwest Tanzania.
		The area of interest contains a number of intrusions in which historical exploration revealed areas of elevated nickel and copper assay in soils.
	www.albidon.com /malawi.html (436 words)

	Improving Sexual Maturation Management among Primary School Girls - Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is in a bid to fulfill FAWEU's Strategic Plan vision of 'spearheading girls' education and empowerment in Uganda to bridge the gender gap'; thus ensuring that women are an integral part of the national resource base.
		Following was the criteria used in selecting the schools: from the rural sub counties of the districts, not very far apart and easily accessible for monitoring reasons.
		The insecurity in the northern and eastern parts of Uganda in particular Katakwi district one of our working districts, has been affected since the beginning of the project due to the LRA rebels' activities.
	www.questafrica.org /grantee_reports/2002/ar057.htm (323 words)

	AEGiS-NV: Get on Board!
		The Itesots of Soroti and Katakwi received the Action-Aid Get on Board bus in a colourful traditional African ceremony on the morning of May 11.
		Right from the edge of Soroti town, a group of Itesot singers wearing multi-coloured shirts led the convoy into the town centre with rich Ateso music as they played the thumb piano and danced up to Soroti Fly- view Hotel.
		In Katakwi, the team visited Kapelabyong IDP camp, where the day's focus was the plight of the camp inmates, human rights, poverty and AIDS.
	www.aegis.com /news/nv/2005/NV050518.html (474 words)

	New Vision Online : Katakwi gets piped water
		THE first ever piped water to be extended to Katakwi district was commissioned last week at the town council.
		Water state minister Maria Mutagamba, who presided over the launch, said the sh1b project was funded under the Small Towns Water and Sanitation Project.
		We should plant more trees during this rainy season to recharge the underground water, because the area does not have surface water,” she advised.
	www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/17/496525 (177 words)

	CORE Initiative Field News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The grant was geared towards increasing the household income and improving the nutrition of the family.
		KEPLWA operates in Katakwi district where reports show that many children are orphaned due to AIDS.
		In addition, Katakwi district is one of the districts hit by rebel attacks from the Lord’s Resistance Army and cattle rustling by the Karamajong warriors.
	www.coreinitiative.org /News/news_template.php?id=49 (937 words)

	Isis-WICCE: Conflict and Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Parliament of Uganda has received the report from the Select Committee on the Security and Humanitarian Situation in the Lango, Acholi and Teso Sub regions: This committee was a 10 member committee chaired by Hon Alice Alaso, Soroti District Woman Representative.
		This Committee was formed after Parliament received and discussed the brief on displaced persons and government emergency intervention in Lira, Kaberamaido, Soroti and Katakwi districts submitted to it by the Rt Hon First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Lt Gen Moses Ali on 13th November 2003.
		To study the report and the brief on the situation of internally displaced persons and government emergency intervention in Lira, Kaberamaido, Soroti and Katakwi districts which was submitted to Parliament on Thursday 13th November 2003, together with other previous relevant reports of Parliament.
	www.isis.or.ug /conflict_6.php (940 words)

	allAfrica.com: Uganda: Action Aid Reaches Out to Katakwi Women (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ABOUT 1,000 people including girls, women and children from Magoro and Ngarium were treated during the mobile clinic organised by Action Aid International in Katakwi last week.
		Anthony Mugasa, a member of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said most of the patients suffered from sexually transmitted infections and had for long not seen a doctor or ever visited a health facility.
		Mugasa said mothers in Katakwi are hindered by the 3Ds: "Delay by the husband giving permission to the wife, Delay to reach the health centre and Delay to receive treatment.
	allafrica.com /stories/200611290571.html (284 words)

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