Jumani Johansson

Jim Jumani Johansson (legally Jim Jumani Immanuel Masauko Kamuzu Banda) is a 40-year-old Malawian-Swedish man who claims to be the son of former Malawian President Hastings Kamuzu Banda. He changed his name to Jim Jumani Immanuel Masauko Kamuzu Banda. Johansson says that it was after Banda died in 1997 that 'some government officials' told him about who his father really was. Officially, Banda died childless and unmarried. His claim and resemblance to the former dictator opened up many unanswered questions about the legacy of Banda. Johansson became a celebrity overnight in Malawi owing to his uncanny resemblance to the former president and his measures to seek legal means of proving his identity. Malawians are divided on whether he is the true heir but the public is demanding a right to know as well. Focus Gwede, the head of Banda's Special Branch of Secret Police Services, came out in support of Johansson, claiming that Banda had three children in 2010.

Miriam Kaunda, the adopted mother, claims that his father is Muhammad Jogee, an Indian-Malawian living outside of Malawi. Jogee, or proof of his existence, however, cannot be located. Banda's family also claim that Jogee is the real father.

Johansson went to the cabinet to have his name changed officially to Jim Jumani Immanuel Masauko Kamuzu Banda and this was legally granted by the courts, who stated that he had the right to call himself any name he wanted in spite of attempts to block this move by the Banda family.

Kamuzu’s DNA was secretly taken from the College of Medicine for the purpose of preliminary tests with the help of an unnamed Malawian doctor. Preliminary DNA tests conducted in a private lab in South Africa show that Jim Jumani Johansson is the biological son of Kamuzu Banda. Jumani is still seeking official DNA testing with permission of the Banda estate to prove or disprove his paternity.

Banda was not known to be in any relationships that resulted in heirs, but there is evidence of affairs which have mainly been kept confidential.

The official hostess was Cecilia Kadzamira, but it is believed it was not a sexual relationship by Malawian historians like John Lwanda. According to Lwanda, Kadzamira cannot be the mother.

There is also the relationship with a married British confidant, Merene French, with whom Banda had an affair.

Kaunda raised Johansson, but he insists that she is not his mother, particularly in light of her refusal to take a DNA test for maternity. Kaunda, a former beauty queen, insists that Banda is not his father.

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