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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Times television celebrated and maverick presenter Brian Banda is back at the station. This follows his firing at State as Presidential Press Secretary which has been given to Anthony Kasunda.<\/p>\n

His attempts to get back at State House as Presidential Press Secretary proved fruitless and instead, he has resorted to go back to Times Media as a Host for Kwagwanji and Hot Current Programs. Banda confirmed his return at Times through Kwagwanji program with Wonder Msiska on Monday 14, 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me confirm that I have indeed returned back to my role at Times. As a Journalist, media is what I am good at and there is no any other profession am good at than media. So yes, I am back for my media roles at Times,\u201d said Banda.<\/p>\n

Banda thanked President Lazarus Chakwera for appointing him to be his Pess Secretary at State House and that he felt honoured with the appointment. \u201cI am very gratitude that President Chakwera appointed me to be his Press Secretary and I thank him for the honour. For a 1 year being his Pres Secretary, I have done my best and I am proud of that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said, he was also privileged to be offered a four months Scholarship at Peking University in China where he did Leadership course . Banda confirmed that, when he was returning back from China, he found that his post was occupied by his acting press secretary, Anthony Kasunda who was permanently appointed hold it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was returning back from China, I found that my position has been replaced by someone and I had nothing to say than to say thank and goodbye,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said, he was not even disappointed after the news that he has been fired knowing that the post is for everyone and not only him. Banda thanked Times Group Managing Director Leonard Chikadya for letting him come back at the institution despite his one and some monts absence.<\/p>\n

\u201d Let me thank Leonard Chikadya for his loving heart by welcoming me back here. To be honest, I am very grateful to him for this opportunity. Let me also thank my fellow stuff members for your smile faces to see me back for my role, this means you love and believe in me here at Times,\u201d said Banda.<\/p>\n

Brian Banda left Times Media in August, 2020 after being appointed the Press Secretary at State House . After a year of serving the post, he was fired for gross misconduct and worsening PR crisis for President Lazarus Chakwera.<\/p>\n

Among the various scandals that Banda did was to speak on behalf of President Chakwera on the new cabinet where he declared that the President was going to reconstitute his cabinet in the next 48 hours without seeking approval from Chakwera.<\/p>\n

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