DAR ES SALAAM, April 13 -- AS we commemorate the 104th anniversary of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyereres birth, his philosophy found powerful resonance last weekend.

At a youth symposium hosted by the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation, Vice-President Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi delivered a sobering reminder: Power is a trust, not a personal inheritance.

The Vice-Presidents warning against the misuse of power for personal gain is more than political rhetoric; it is a call to return to the “National Conscience” Mwalimu painstakingly built.

In an era of rapid economic transformation and the ambitions of Vision 2050, we must ask: Are we still guided by the “Clean Hands” standard? Dr Nchimbis remarks strike at a growing concern, the...