Nyerere spoke to the crowd in defence of the measure, and agreed to reduce government salaries, including his own. That year, Nyerere ceased using State House as his permanent residence, moving into a newly built private home on the seafront at Msasani
Nyerere analankhula ndi khamu la anthu pofuna kuteteza ndondomekoyi, ndipo anavomereza kuchepetse malipiro a boma, kuphatikizapo ake. Chaka chimenecho Nyerere anasiya kugwiritsa ntchito Nyumba ya chifumu ya boma ngati nyumba yake yachikhalire, ndipo anakalowa munyumba yake mmbali mwanyanja ku Msasani