I suspect that those generals are the biggest threat to Lil Kim's grip on power. He has to keep them happy.
Once again, GMTA. Mighty few leaders throughout history have ever been brought down by "the People". It's almost always been by a palace coup. For all his strutting, you just know Lil Kim sleeps with one eye open...and a gun under his pillow.
North Korea is a typical Third World dictatorship. The main man must share his loot with a select group it insure loyalty. It didn't help Saddam.