Later, when presented with evidence of certain tribal customs by a friend, Banda said: "No one knows the hour, the date, the month or the year in which I was born, although I now accept the evidence that you give me – March or April 1898
Pambuyo pake, atapatsidwa umboni wa miyambo ina ya fuko ndi mnzake, Banda adati: 'Palibe amene akudziwa ola, tsiku, mwezi kapena chaka chomwe ndinabadwa, ngakhale pano ndikuvomereza umboni womwe mumandipatsa - March. kapena April 1898