South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says he is doubtful that security sector reforms could be completed in time to pave the way for the formation of a unity government. His assessment came in the State of the Nation address on Tuesday. CGTN's Patrick Oyet reports from the capital Juba.

President Kiir says he needs up to one year for reforms before the formation of a new unity government, despite the deadline for that new government being November this year.

SALVA KIIR MAYARDIT SOUTH SUDANESE PRESIDENT "What are we going to do in six months that we failed to do in the last eight months? At the time when we had the eight months, it was dry season, in our country, you can always do things in the dry season, rather than in the rainy season because we have no airports in the states or in the counties, we have no roads that we can use to move anywhere."

The Eastern African Regional Body, IGAD, the African Union and the United Nations say they are ready to mobilize funds for the peace deal so that the new government is formed as planned.

DAVID SHEARER HEAD OF UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN "The peace agreement is not perfect, I don't think there has ever been a peace agreement that's ever been perfect, but there is no plan B. This is it and we all need to work together to make this agreement a reality."

President Salva Kiir says, with the exception of the time frame for security sector reforms, he remains committed to implementing the peace deal he signed with opposition groups last September.

SALVA KIIR MAYARDIT SOUTH SUDANESE PRESIDENT "Our country stands at a crossroads that's to embrace and consolidate peace or to slide back to war, I stand for peace and stability and I completely reject war."

More than two million South Sudanese people remain in refugee camps in other East African countries, unable to return home as they wait for formation of a unity government and for violence to come to an end in the country. 

Many here say they now want to see their leaders take actions that can bring peace back to the country, rather than promises that have not been fulfilled in more than six years of war. PATRICK OYET, CGTN, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN.