She was transferred to a research role in 2016, a move she alleged was illegal and took to the Malawi High Court.

Chanju Samantha Mwale attended the Kamuzu Academy before graduating with a bachelor of laws degree from Chancellor College (University of Malawi).

[1] She participated in Southern African Development Community military exercises and, as a major, represented Malawi at the March 2012 regional United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research seminar.

She was transferred to become a staff officer in the directorate of research and development at the Malawi Armed Forces College on 25 May 2017.

Mwale contested the change of role as unsuited to her abilities and an illegal action.