Well-known South Sudanese legislator and member of parliament, representing Renk County of Upper Nile state, Deng Goc, has passed away on 16 December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya at the age 58 due to an illness.
Goc was hospitalised in Nairobi after suffering from an expected high blood pressure. He has not been previously diagnosed by a high blood pressure or diabetes.
Goc attended Renk High School and graduated in 1985. He then pursued a bachelor’s degree in 1987 in philosophy and social studies from Zagazig University in Zagazig, Egypt in 1987. After graduating, he served as a national member of parliament since 2005 after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
He leaves behind a wife and children in South Sudan. His family and other relatives mourned his loss at his home in Nyakuron West.
Many took to social media to mourn his loss.
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