[3] His father was a World War II veteran and his mother brewed and sold Pito in Wa Zongo.
[3] Following the incident, Kulendi joined Navrongo Senior High School where he registered as a private student for his O-Level examination.
[5][6] He holds a master of arts degree in International Security and Civil-Military Relations from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, United States.
[7] On 17 March 2020, the president, Nana Akufo-Addo informed the Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye that consultations had been completed for the nomination of Kulendi and three other persons to be made justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
[11] Kulendi became the first Ghanaian from the Upper West Region to be appointed to serve on Ghana's highest court of jurisdiction.
[3] His appointment also now makes him a part of a small group of persons who were called to the Supreme Court bench directly from the bar.