It was suspected that Kalinde, who was Joyce Banda's niece, had used the position to forward their political ambitions.
[4] Kalinde received much media attention when she was involved in a physical attack in parliament with the former Minister of Home Affairs & National Defense, Aaron Sangala in 2011.
During a session in parliament on the Robert Chasowa murder case, Kalinde had requested that the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security clarify some issues.
[5] In his response, Sangala implied that atrocities involving the removal of body parts was common in the previous UDF regime, he noted that Kalinde herself and her deceased husband, Marshall Mdukulira Mbwatalika nicknamed 'The Duke', had been involved in a case where body part had been removed and traded.
Kalinde accused Sangala of using delay tactics and diverging from the topic in order to avoid answering the questions.