Joramu Nkumbi: Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania Left a Magnificent Legacy

Joramu Nkumbi, Tanzanian leadership coach and author

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KISWAHILI

“Ama kwa hakika Mwalimu Nyerere ni mfano faafu wa kuiga. Hata Ndugu Kofi Annan aliyekuwa katibu mkuu was Umoja wa Mataifa “UN Secretary-General” katika kuyaenzi maisha ya Mwalimu Julius Nyerere kwa UN na ulimwengu alikwua na haya ya kusema: ‘Michango isiyopimika ya Mwalimu Nyerere katika nyanja mbalimbali [za kijamii na za kisiasa] inatuachia urithi mzuri.’”

- Joramu Nkumbi, kocha wa uongozi, mwandishi, na mzungumzajia wa hamasa wa Tanzania

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

“Certainly, Mwalimu Nyerere is an exceptional example to emulate. Even Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, when honoring the life of “Teacher” Julius Nyerere at the UN, had this to say: ‘The immeasurable contributions of Mwalimu Nyerere across a multitude of [social and political] sectors leave us with a magnificent legacy.’”

- Joramu Nkumbi, leadership coach, author, and motivational speaker from Tanzania

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Chanzo (source): Nkumbi, Joramu. Ulumbi na Walumbi: Mchango wa Tanzania Barani Afrika. Dar es Salaam: JAMANA Publishers, Ltd., 2023, page 111.