Kila mwamba ngoma, ngozi huivutia kwake
KEnglish Translation
Everyone who stretches a skin on a drum, pulls the skin to his own side
Context & Meaning
People act in their own interest
Proverb ID
#165Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "K"
Konzi ya maji haifumbatiki
A handful of water cannot be grasped
A handful of water cannot be grasped
Kilio huanza mfwa, ndipo na wa mbali wakaingia
The bereaved begin the wailings, then those from a...
The bereaved begin the wailings, then those from a...
Kwenye miti hakuna wajenzi
Where there are trees, there are no builders
Where there are trees, there are no builders
Kufa kikondoo, ndiko kufa kiungwana
To die like a sheep is to die like a gentleman
To die like a sheep is to die like a gentleman
Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa
One finger cannot kill a louse
One finger cannot kill a louse