Mystery of the banda millions

Whilst she and Banda were not officially married, she served as the first lady or official hostess for several years. For several years, she was the most powerful woman in Malawi. Kadzamira is referred to as "Mama" or "Mother of the Nation". She was born near Nkhoma in Nyasaland. In her early years, the family moved to Southern Rhodesia and lived in Old Highfield , Salisbury now Harare where she attended school at Mbizi Primary.

Later, she met and agreed to join Dr. Hastings Banda at his Limbe medical practice as a staff nurse.

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She is the niece of John Tembo. This was suggested by Ismael Surtee, Banda's utmost closest associate and head speaker of Zomba, making him one of the most important figures in the government beneath Banda at that time. With his influence, Banda accepted. After much resistance and ahead of the official visit by Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya and the Kenyan first lady Mama Ngina , Banda finally 'succumbed'.

Kadzamira, 'Mama' of the nation. In quick succession and in line with her new first lady duties, Banda announced Kadzamira would run an organization called Chitukuko Cha Amayi muMalawi CCAM , [ citation needed ] giving her more influence in Malawian politics and greater control over who had access to Banda. She made many decisions as Banda became older and could no longer run the affairs of the country.

Her influence over his political and personal decisions played a significant role in the development of Banda and Malawi. The two friends were inseparable, and she influenced many aspects of his life such as who he had access to, reading materials, knowledge that was passed to him, and policies he signed.