He took part in a public debate with two teachers from the Tabora Boys' School, in which he argued against the statement that "The African has benefitted more than the European since the partition of Africa"; after winning the debate, he was subsequently banned from returning to the school
Adatenga nawo gawo pamtsutso ndi aphunzitsi awiri apasukulu ya anyamata ya Tabora, pomwe adatsutsa mawu akuti 'Africa adapindula kwambiri kuposa azungu kuyambira pomwe Africa idagawanika'; atapambana mtsutsowu, adaletsedwa kubwerera kusukulu 