By Reporters Without Tribes
In the corridors of South Sudanese politics, where whispers often turn into storms, Senator David Amuor Majur recent appointment as Presidential Press Secretary has stirred the pot.
Those who know him, who truly know him, can only shake their heads at the unfounded criticism being hurled his way.
Imagine a man who since the early 1990s, has walked the challenging path of journalism in contribution to the birth of our young nation. While others were trying to find their feet, Amuor was in trenches, fighting the enemy in the frontline and when he was not in the battlefield, he would be crafting messages that would help shape our liberation struggle’s narrative.
His voice, both on paper and at the podium carries the weight of experience and the clarity of someone who understands the subtle dance of diplomatic communication.
Amuor is a big voice, he interacted with both Dr. John Garang de Mabior and Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, he is their comrade. He is not a London vulture. He was not a man far away from war.
His current critics, Mading Ngor Akech and Maal Maker Thiong and others seem to forget that leadership is not built on YouTube subscribers or social media followers. If integrity and ethics at workplace are to be considered, Maal would be among the least to mentioned in this category owing to his violent and uncouth attitudes that cost him his job at the UNMISS. While for Mading Ngor, who was the same man that violently attacked the SPLM-IO officials during a church service not so long ago? Papers or experience alone do not guarantee getting employed but ethics.
Gore Anthony also has his fair share of the scandal in the office of the former office of the National Transitional Committee, Mr Tut Gatluak Manime. These young men need to revisit their personalities before they think of ascending this high office where one is required to manage the communications at the Presidency, a task that requires high ethical standards.
While they create online content and boast of questionable credentials, Senator Amuor has been in the trenches, earning his stripes with a legitimate degree from Nkumba University and years of hands-on experience.
When Amuor speaks, you hear not just words, but the measured thoughts of someone who grasps the pulse of South Sudanese politics. His strategic mind does not just react to events; it anticipates them.
In meetings, whether in Juba or during his time as liaison officer in Uganda, his ability to read between the lines and craft appropriate responses has earned him respect from those who matter.
The irony is not lost on those who remember Maal Maker’s brief and unsuccessful stint in the President’s Press Secretariat, or who know that Gore Anthony’s St. Lawrence University degree hardly stands up to scrutiny.
These are the same voices now crying foul over Amuor’s appointment. Maal has not gone to Secondary School and he is acting like an intellectual because he evaluates himself on unrealistic merits. Mading Ngor too has no credentials beyond his YouTube channel and earning irregular contracts through defense of Michael Makuei Lueth. That kind of yellow journalism is grounded on nepotism and should not be elevated to presidency.
These guys are the kinds that Dr. Miguna Miguna referred to as charlatans. Claiming what they truly don’t have.
They must know that true leadership in communication is not about wearing the sharpest suit or having the most followers on social media. It is about understanding the heartbeat of a nation and knowing how to communicate its rhythm to the world. This is where Amuor excels, in the real work of diplomatic communication and strategic thinking that happens away from the cameras and social media spotlights.
If anyone should step into such crucial shoes in the future, they should bring genuine qualifications and proven experience to the table, not just empty criticism and questionable credentials. We know suitable people. We know those who can run the show beyond the anchorage of news on the SSBC, that is stunted fully.
I warn the Nairobi Aviation College graduates that are over talking that their certificates are not different from age assessment certificates that the noise makers in question are wielding as tools of entering the office of the president. Those certificates are suitable as stepping stones for further education, go first for diplomas and perhaps degrees later. Presidency is not for toddlers.
Until then, let us recognize that in Senator Amuor, we have someone who has earned his place through real work, real education, and real results.
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