15/10/2025
Breaking News Mrs Aluel Salva Kiir Mayardit challenge Nhial Deng Nhial terming him an enemy within.
The Enemy Within Is the Worst Enemy
By Aluel Salva Kiir Mayardit
This morning, like many citizens of our beloved nation, I woke up to the surprising news that Uncle Nhial Deng Nhial one of the veteran politicians and long-time members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement SPLM has declared his own political party, by his own words, he claims to seek “reform” of what he calls a “comatose” SPLM.
But let me say this with honesty and clarity this declaration is not about democracy or political reform, it is not about saving South Sudan, as he claims, it is a well-calculated political betrayal not against the SPLM as an institution, but against the personality, legacy, and leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the founding father of our nation.
For too long, my father has endured not the attacks of external enemies, but the wounds inflicted by those who once marched beside him during the liberation struggle, the war for freedom was fought shoulder to shoulder by men who claimed loyalty to the vision of a free and united South Sudan yet, when independence was achieved, some of these same comrades turned their backs, choosing ambition over unity and personal interest over national principle.
Uncle Nhial Deng Nhial is no stranger to this pattern, his political history has long been marked by quiet opposition, often hidden behind diplomatic language and polished appearances, even when he was entrusted to represent the government in key negotiations in Addis Ababa, Khartoum, or Rome, his political conduct reflected divided loyalty towards SPLM, the truth is his opposition has never been about governance reform or political ideology, it has always been personal, driven by bitterness disguised as political reform.
If Uncle Nhial truly carried a vision for reform, why didn’t he implement it when he served in government for years as minister, advisor, and chief negotiator? Why wait until now, when the nation is preparing for democratic elections, to suddenly “discover” his conscience?
Because this is not about political reform, it is about political rivalry, it is about ego, It is about political betrayal plain and simple against my father.
History teaches us that the enemy within is the worst enemy, he does not attack from the battlefield but strikes from behind the campfire, he eats at your table, speaks your language, and waits for the right moment to stab you in the back.
We have seen this before, the SPLM has faced greater political storms, internal divisions, rebellions, defections, yet it has always emerged stronger and more united, we survived the betrayal of those who once swore to defend the SPLM flag each time, our movement stood taller behind President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the man who never abandoned his people even in the darkest hours of war and peace.
Uncle Nhial’s so-called “South Sudan Salvation Movement” will not be the first or the last of its kind, I believe others before him tried to rise on the ashes of political betrayal, but history buried their ambitions, the people of South Sudan know who stood with them through hunger, sanctions, war, and political turmoil and it was not those who fled abroad to form new political vehicles in the name of reform.
President Salva Kiir Mayardit carries scars of war not only on his body but also in his heart, scars left by comrades who stabbed him with betrayal rather than bullets, yet he still stands, he still leads, and he still believes in the SPLM, in the flag, and in the people whose sacrifices gave birth to this nation.
No matter how many political storms rise, no matter how many comrades defect, the SPLM will overcome, the same strength that defeated division during the liberation struggle, and the same endurance that survived political conspiracies, will once again lift our party above the noise of political betrayal.
Uncle Nhial’s political adventure will fade like the rest and when the dust settles, President Salva Kiir Mayardit will still be standing with the people who have walked with him through every trial, and who will walk with him again to victory in the upcoming elections.
Because true leadership is not declared, it is demonstrated through political loyalty, self sacrifice, and endurance and in the history of South Sudan, no one has proven that more than my father President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
By: Aluel Salva Kiir Mayardit
Member of the SPLM
Daughter of H.E. President Salva Kiir Mayardit
