Although not often acknowledged, Nyerere made particular efforts to disclaim Marxist, Leninist, Fabian, Maoist socialism or indeed any Western ancestry to his socialist vision. Ujamaa, he asserted, is opposed to capitalism, which "seeks to build its happy society on the exploitation of man by
Wengi wa Watanzania wanaonekana kuwa 'wilfully blind', yaani wamefunga macho hawataki kuuliza mbona watoto, wake, na ndugu wa viongozi kwa ujumla wameanza kujipenyeza katika siasa? Wanasiasa ni wajanja sana, walianzia katika kuwapa watoto wao nafasi katika ofisi zenye maslahi.