Banda himself bluntly summed up his approach to ruling the country by saying, "Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law...literally law." Within Malawi, views on him ranged from cult-like devotion to fear
Nayenso Banda adafotokoza mosapita m'mbali momwe angalamulire dzikolo ponena kuti, 'Chilichonse ndi ntchito yanga. Chirichonse. Chilichonse chimene ndikunena ndi lamulo... kwenikweni lamulo.' M'dziko la Malawi, anthu ankaona kuti iye ndi wodzipereka kwambiri komanso amantha 