You cannot know the defects of a house you have not slept in.
More Swahili Proverbs:
I shall not suffer illness while doctors abound.Swahili
The village cock does not crow in town.
Swahili
Your own bad place is far better than your companion's place.
Swahili
The begining is bud the end is coconut.
Swahili
A well-worn coir-rope is better than a new rope made from raffia.
Swahili
There is weeping when separated, there is quarreling when together.
Swahili