By Adama Makasuba
The Constitutional Review Commission currently begins a countrywide distribution of the audio and video of translated versions of the draft constitution. The translated versions are in Mandinka, Fula, Wollof, Jola, Manjago, Serere, Sarahule, Aku languages.
There is also a Braille version of the Draft Constitution for the visually impaired.
It comes ahead the parliament’s reading constitution due in this month which will follow a nationwide referendum.
Schools were also supplied with hardcopies of the draft constitution.
The distribution tour began in North Bank where the distributing team met with chiefs, officials of community radios, area councilors and the governor.
“Translation of the Draft Constitution is a fulfillment of the promise the CRC made to Gambians during the public consultations to have the Draft Constitution translated into the local languages to enhance citizens’ understanding and awareness of the content of the Draft Constitution,” the constitutional review commission’s team on tour said.
The CRC enjoins the Gambian public to access these translated audio recordings of the Draft Constitution in eight languages to reinforce their understanding of this legal document.