Author(s): Adili Y. Zella

Abstract:

This study interrogates how the legacy (urathi) of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere can substantively inform Tanzania’s National Development Vision to 2050 and beyond. Anchored in the Preamble and Article 8(1)(b) of the Constitution of 1977which place public welfare at the core of government purpose as it argues that development planning should be explicitly intergenerational, ensuring continuity between the achievements and hard-won foundations of earlier generations and the creativity, technology and enterprise of younger ones. Drawing on documentary analysis of constitutional provisions, historical nation-building commitments since 1954, and contemporary planning discourse, the paper synthesises enduring principles from Nyerere’s thought self-determination, unity without discrimination, citizen ownership of productive resources, and welfare-centred industrialisation and reframes them for a 2050 horizon characterised by digital transformation, economic diversification and climate risk. The study proposes a practical “4R” pathway namely Reconciliation (learning from successes and failures across past phases), Reform (correcting structural gaps and governance weaknesses), Rebuild (scaling what works through modern capabilities and technology), and Resilience (embedding equity, social cohesion and sustainability) and outlines indicative metrics for policy alignment, including service turnaround, broad-based participation, institutional integrity and stewardship of natural and digital resources. The contribution is a normative and operational framework that connects Nyerere’s nation-building ethos to measurable, welfare-first outcomes for Vision 2050.

Keywords: Julius Nyerere’s legacy; National Development Vision 2050; public welfare; intergenerational governance; Tanzania.

DOI: 10.61165/sk.publisher.v12i10.5

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From Nyerere’s Legacy to Vision 2050: A Welfare-First, Intergenerational Framework for Tanzania’s Development

Pages:51-70