In 2012, she co- authored “Duty of care constitutional and law reform, in Malawi" with Hannah Gibson. The book launch in Lilongwe was hosted by the British
think tank Africa Research Institute. She gave a speech and replies included one made by
Anthony Kamanga who was the Solicitor General. when Kamanga was appointed Attorney General, Banda replaced him. as the appointment was made while Banda was on vacation, she acted as Solicitor General for three weeks before she learned about her new position. In 2017, she was a part of the "Maizegate" investigation team, whereby
George Chaponda, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water development bought 100,000 tonnes of Zambian maize. Following an inquiry initiated by President
Peter Mutharika, a Mzuzu High Court suspended Chaponda. Banda took to Facebook in a post that implied that some government bodies were not fully aware of their role, which led to calls for her resignation and accusations of pre-judging the enquiry. In response, she deleted the post and her Facebook account. In 2018,
Gertrude Hiwa replaced Banda as Solicitor General. Banda subsequently became the Principal Secretary at Ministry of Lands. In 2020, following over 70 deaths from
COVID-19, Banda was serving as Deputy Chief Secretary to the government and announced measures in July to address the pandemic. Banda led the Presidential Delivery Unit in May 2024 as the Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet. She noted the progress made on open government- the first time Malawi supported
Open Government Week. == References ==