The Arusha Declaration () and TANU’s Policy on Socialism and Self Reliance (1967), referred to as the Arusha Declaration, is known as Tanzania’s most prominent political statement of African Socialism, ‘Ujamaa’, or brotherhood (Kaitilla, 2007). The Arusha declaration is divided into five parts: The TANU “Creed”; The Policy of Socialism; The Policy of Self Reliance; the TANU Membership; and the Arusha Resolution. Contents Creed Part one of the Arusha Declaration, The TANU “Creed”, outlines the principles of socialism and the role of government: That all human beings are equal; That every individual has a right to dignity and respect; That every citizen is an integral part of the Nation and has a right to take an equal part in Government at local, regional and national level; That every citizen has a right to freedom of expression, of movement, of religious belief and of association within the context of the law; That every individual has a right to receive from society protection of his life and of property according to the law; That every citizen has a right to receive a just return for his labour; That all citizens together possess all the natural resources of the country in trust for their descendants That in order to ensure economic justice the State must have effective control over the principal means of production; and That it is the responsibility of the State to intervene actively in the economic life of the Nation so as to ensure the well being of all citizens and so as to prevent the exploitation of one person by another or one group by another, and so as to prevent the accumulation of wealth to an extent which is inconsistent with a classless society (Publicity Section, TANU, Dar es Salaam, 1967, p. 1). The aims and objects of the Arusha Declaration are: To consolidate and maintain the independence of this country and the freedom of its people; To safeguard the inherent dignity of the individual in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; To ensure that this country shall be governed by a democratic socialist government of the people; To cooperate with all the political parties in Africa engaged in the liberation of all Africa To see the government mobilizes the resources of this country towards the elimination of poverty, ignorance and disease; To see that the Government actively assists in the formation and maintenance of cooperative