Gen. Kuc vows loyalty despite ‘little disappointment’

Former Director General of the National Security Service’s Internal Security Bureau, Gen. Akol Koor Kuc, stated on Thursday that he will remain loyal to President Kiir’s leadership.

This affirmation comes despite his “little disappointment” stemming from a whirlwind of decrees that saw him relieved, appointed as governor, and then relieved again within just one week.

Gen. Kuc emphasized his commitment to the president, highlighting his ongoing dedication to the leadership despite the rapid changes in his position.

On October 2, President Kiir removed Gen. Kuc from the security agency which he had led for 13 years and named  Lt. Gen Akec Tong Aleu (now promoted to full general) as his replacement.

Gen. Kuc was then appointed as the Governor of Warrap State after the president kicked out Kuol Muor and reassigned him to the security agency.

The former spy chief arrived from abroad days later and was received by a huge crowd of his state citizens at Juba International Airport – only for his appointment to be revoked in a decree read out on national television on the same day of his arrival.

In a letter addressed to President Kiir on Thursday, Gen. Kuc thanked the head of state for entrusting him with the opportunity to lead the security agency for more than a decade since 2012, adding that “I cherish every moment of it.”

“It was an honour to serve under your comradeship in one of the most sensitive and important institutions in the country. It was through your guidance and directives, that I was able to deliver and achieve some of the assigned tasks within the service,” he said.

“Despite my little disappointment following my recent appointment to the Gubernatorial position as Governor of Warrap State, its subsequent revocation and the ensuring rumours flying around, I want to assure the public that I am one of those cadres trained, tested, committed and loyal to the revolution.”

Gen. Kuc stated that he would not deviate from the line of revolution and voiced his “steadfastness” in supporting President Kiir’s leadership.

“One of the basic principles is that the cadre is the first to attack and the last to withdraw. We are still at the phase of being attacked as a revolution and therefore I will be the last to withdraw.”