[1] He was the Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations and succeeded by Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee in 2015.
He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 from the University of Ghana where he studied Political science and Modern history.
He was also a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, New Jersey, United States.
[6] Kanda entered the Ghanaian foreign service in 1976 and served in various capacities in places including Copenhagen and Bonn.
[7] From 2011 to 2014 Kanda was a Vice-President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court.