The servant of God, Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere

Tanzania celebrates the anniversary of the death of the first President Julius K. Nyerere on the 14^th every year. Tanzanians where they are remember this day with reverence. Last Sunday at Collegio San Pietro, Tanzanian Catholic students in Rome celebrated this day. Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere died on 14^th October 1999. He is the founder of the nation something that renders him to be regarded as the father of the nation. He led the country for 25 years peacefully and in the end resigned from politics and retired home. He did many important things for the country including national unity, national language, free social services, self reliance and strong nationalism. The Church in Tanzania is now working on the process to his beatification. The Church in Tanzania urges the faithful to remain in payer for the beatification of servant of God Mwalimu Nyerere.

This is a challenge to many African politicians in which case the Synod Fathers of Africa are urging politicians and those who perform their duties in the lives of the public to seek first and foremost the community’s welfare and the sanctity of life, something that may ultimately enable the continent of Africa to get holy, faithful and honest politicians who will help in the process of eliminating the cancer of corruption, graft, greed and power.

The Synod Father named Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, first president of Tanzania as a good model to other politicians in Africa in their 57 suggestions presented to Pope Benedict XVI after the second synod of Africa in 2009 in Rome. This is really an invitation to all to be salt and light to the nations. To achieve this, the faithful have to enrich themselves in the Bible, deep Catechesis and Social Doctrine of the Church, to be strengthened in faith, hope and charity.