By Pemphero Musowa
Renowned social media influencer, Stanley Onjezani Kenani has mobilized funds amounting to K14,150,950 million to aid Sir Paul Banda who has kidney problems.
Sir Paul, brother to Lucius Chicco Banda who succumbed to the same fate in June this year requires two trips a week to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre for treatment.
QECH is the only facility that has a dialysis machine for his treatment.
The amounts for the initiative ranged from K750 to K1 million in contributions.
Kenani making the appeal said: “We need to honour our legends while they live. Paul Banda’s impact on Malawi’s music is nothing short of phenomenal. It is not for nothing we fondly call him “Sir” Paul Banda.”
He pointed out the “trips plus the general care of his condition needs the money” which will be given to him on Thursday July 18, 2024.
“His soothing voice used to reach us through MBC in the late 80s and early 90s, when he released albums that swept the country by storm,” Kenani said.
Sir Paul is known for trailblazing the entire explosion of talent from Balaka township.
His achievements stem from the late 1970’s when he formed Alleluya Banda, to the late 90’s when he produced many bestselling albums to emanate from Balaka.
