A law was soon presented to the Assembly that would restrict citizenship to indigenous Africans; Nyerere spoke out against the bill, comparing its racialism to the ideas of Adolf Hitler and Hendrik Verwoerd, and threatened to resign if it passed
Posakhalitsa lamulo linapelekedwa ku Nyumba Yamalamulo lomwe lidzaletsa unzika wa anthu aku Africa; Nyerere anatsutsa lamuloli, kufananiza tsankho lake ndi nzeru za Adolf Hitler ndi Hendrik Verwoerd, ndipo adawopseza kuti atule pansi udindo ngati lingavomerezedwe