But close associates of President Salva Kiir maintain that the government can rely on the South Sudan Transitional Constitution, 2011. Read: South Sudan choking under yoke of impunityHe said that there can never be a draft constitution without first resolving at least two cardinal issues. and the type of federalism that best suits the peculiar conditions of South Sudan. “Given the high levels of illiteracy in South Sudan, how would the public effectively participate in the NCC without adequate sensitisation through the NCRC’s educational function,” he said. Mr Mabor says that NCRC remains a key interlocutor in the design of the permanent constitution, guiding the debate on addressing the two cardinal issues mentioned by Dr Akol
