A new fowl always has string around its legs.
More Swahili Proverbs:
The village cock does not crow in town.Swahili
Give a wizard a child to bring up.
Swahili
The space under the bed is like a mat.
Swahili
Bribery is the enemy of justice.
Swahili
He who is carried on the back must cling on.
Swahili
Along silence followed by mighty noise.
Swahili