07/10/2026
JUST IN: 🔹Speaking to Malakal TV, Kai Tap described Mahjoub Biel Turuk as “a wandering bird that has forgotten its nest.”
Mahjoub Biel Turuk : A Wandering Bird that has forgotten its nest.
The members of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has taken note of the nonsensical and childish stories manufactured against its Chairman, H.E. Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, by Mr.Mahjoub Biel on 6 October 2026.
This person appears to have forgotten the political journey that brought him to the positions he once occupied. First of all Mr. Mahjoub was entrusted with the responsibility of serving as SPLM-DC Spokesman in 2014, yet his tenure left nothing/ meaningful impact on the party records. In 2016, he rose to become Secretary-General of the National Democratic Movement-NDM, a position from which he ultimately turned his back on the organization which caused a serious division and betrayed the trust placed in him.
Through the NDM ticket, Mahjoub later became Chief Whip of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly 2022-2024. Again, his performance left nothing to be remembered. He subsequently became Governor of Jonglei State through the same political ticket in 2024, and his tenure remains a subject of serious criticism by many who witnessed that period.
It is therefore ironic that a political figure whose journey was significantly shaped by the very Movement and leadership he now attacks should suddenly present himself as a political authority capable of rewriting history. A wandering bird may fly from tree to tree, but it should never forget the branch on which it first found shelter.
NDM helped provide Mr.Mahjoub with a political platform, responsibilities, recognition and opportunities to serve the people. Instead of acknowledging that history, he has chosen to return with accusations against the very institution and leadership that once entrusted him with major responsibilities. Even a wandering bird knows the tree that gave it a place to rest.
H.E. Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is a respected academic, politician, statesman and elder whose intellectual and political school has produced generations of South Sudanese leaders. His contribution to the political discourse and democratic struggle of South Sudan is well established and does not require validation from individuals who have chosen to abandon the principles and institutions that once gave them political relevance.
Mahjoub may choose to criticize Dr. Lam Akol, but criticism does not erase history, and political noise does not rewrite a person's record. Those who benefited from a political home should not mistake departure from that home for ownership of its history.
NDM therefore has no reason to be distracted by the latest political theatrics of a wandering bird. The Movement will continue to respond with facts, history, principles and the strength of the pen whenever necessary.
A bird may change its tree, its direction and even its song,but it cannot change the history of where it came from.
NDM Forward.
Cle. Kai Tap G
7th-Oct -2026
