
“Pathological dictators like Kirr fear civil political competition as they are impervious to reason with. The only voice a dictator listens to is his own voice. That is why political repression is the only effective weapon in the hand of the tyrant. Opposition parties in autocratic states like this one of Kiir in South Sudan are either outlawed or accorded very little political lee way. Using the state institutions of the police state, the key opposition leaders are often arrested, intimidated, hounded and even killed. Cowed into submission, some intellectuals in the opposition tend to switch camps to serve their bellies and ensure their physical survival. The bitter truth of this culture is that it depletes human conscience and dignity. It compels intellectuals to sell off their consciences, integrity and principles with cheap political appointments. As we have all witnessed in South Sudan, the pet aversion of all dictators is press freedom. Censorship is imposed; journalists, newspaper editors, and columnists are harassed and arrested for telling the truth” (Stephan Par Kuol – ‘Stephen Par Kuol: President Kiir Mayardit, the Persona of the Made Mad Man’, 21.01.2014, PaanLuel Wël).
Former Deputy Ambassador Stephen Par Kuol are now becoming the puppet of the SPLM-IG, as his their successor of Dr. Riek Machar. This is an act of trying to sway and takeover the power of the SPLM-IO. That’s the gig here and doing so while Dr. Riek Machar is under house-arrest. Therefore, Par Kuol is now a willing candidate to overthrow Machar from the outside.
“The High-Level Standing Committee (HLSC) of unity government has officially recognized the SPLM-IO-Juba faction, led by Stephen Par Kuol, as the legitimate body to implement the 2018 peace agreement. The announcement was made by Cabinet Affairs Minister Martin Elia Lomuro” (Dalwout Media, 09.05.2025).
The former deputy ambassador and becoming the National Minister of the Ministry of Peace Building. He got that office because the SPLM-IO was allocated a set amount of slots and Machar believed in him. Now the Minister is betraying his former ally and leader.
Par Kuol is apparently following his own words from 2014. As he stated the bitter truth of the culture, his now a pat of it and switches camps to serve his belly and furthering his political career. He has deplete his human conscience and dignity, as his willing to trade his loyalty to become the leader of the SPLM-IO.
That his now officially recognized and a part of the agenda of the IG. Stephen Par Kuol knows what his doing and playing the games of the J1. He believes he can outsmart and outmanoeuvre the allies of Machar. This is a deliberate act of the President and of the SPLM-IG to do this. They have a token solider and a puppet now. That’s why they wanted him there and now they have an excuse to get ride of Machar. This is the purpose and it isn’t even clever.
There was even reports of the plan back in early April and now it’s official a month later. The IG wanted a coup and they have affected the coup. They want to weaken and control of IO. Just like they tried to boost Taban Deng Gai. Now Stephen Par Kuol is their favoured guy and they want him to takeover. However, this isn’t the game of IG to decide, but the IO itself. They are forcing the party and trying to dismantle it from the outside.
We see you Stephen, We see you and your words from 2014 should be shared wide and large. Peace.






















