After training as a teacher in neighboring Uganda, Nyerere taught for several years. Even later in his life, Nyerere was respectfully addressed as "Mwalimu", meaning "teacher"in Kiswahili.
''...Dossa Azizalipokwenda Nairobi mwaka wa 1946 alimkutaAlly Sykes,kijana maarufu na mwenye shughuli zake pale mjini akijulikana na takriban kila mtu.Dossa Azizalikuwa amekwenda Nairobi kufanya usaili wa mafunzo ya urubani.