Tsamba likagwa manyazi agwira mtengo.
“When the leaf falls, the shame belongs to the tree.”
A leader or elder bears responsibility for the failures of those under their care.
— Traditional Malawi Wisdom, Malawi
Source: Traditional Malawi proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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