President Kiir operates within a political bubble modeled after Uganda, where his leadership mindset cannot tolerate genuine opposition or dissenting views. Kiir appears to have embraced a comparable model in South Sudan, where political authority and economic privilege have increasingly become inseparable. Duop Chak Wuol is an analyst, critical writer, and former editor-in-chief of the South Sudan News Agency. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado and writes on geopolitics, security, and social affairs in South Sudan and the broader East Africa region. The views expressed in ‘opinion’ articles published by Radio Tamazuj are solely those of the writer.