While Kenya's Tom Mboya and Jomo Kenyatta prided themselves in national symbols based on strong animals like the lion, Nyerere quietly chose the unassuming Giraffe.
Wakati ambapo Tom Mboya na Jomo Kenyatta wa Kenya walijivunia alama za kitaifa zilizo imara kama simba, Nyerere, alimchagua mnyama mkimya, Twiga.