At the time they continued to live apart. In March 1942, during Nyerere's final year at Tabora, his father died; the school refused his request to return home for the funeral
Pa nthawiyo anapitirizabe kukhala paokha. Mu March 1942, m’chaka chomaliza cha Nyerere ku Tabora, bambo ake anamwalira; sukulu idakana pempho lake loti abwerere kunyumba kumaliro