At least he gains a little something for losing son! Father cashes in on David

In a new twist to the David Banda-Madonna adoption saga, the boy’s biological father, Yohane, is making easy money by asking journalists to pay for interviews.
Banda’s aides have confirmed the development, arguing the payment is a disturbance allowance.
Random interviews Sunday with several local and foreign journalists who have been to Banda’s Mchinji home revealed that some people have paid as much as US$100 just to talk to the father.
A local journalist in company of foreign pressmen from the United Kingdom confirmed that Banda demanded money and was paid about K15,000 for an interview.
“There is no set price but when you want to have the interview, you first meet his advisors, who will bargain with you and reach an agreement on how much you can pay,” said the journalist.
Banda is also said to have demanded money from BBC reporters who refused, arguing it was unethical for them to pay for an interview.
“His advisors insisted that ‘no money no interview’ until midnight when the reporters just paid a disturbance allowance since the interview was conducted at night,” said the journalist.
Another reporter also confirmed Sunday a group he led also paid Banda US$100 for an interview.
“What he and his advisors are saying is that Banda is being bothered by many journalists who have been flocking to his home in Mchinji from all over the world to interview him on Madonna’s adoption of his son,” said the source.
“In that case they are saying he is failing to do his economic activities and therefore he should benefit from the interviews the journalists are having with him day in day out,” said the journalist.
The source also claimed some Japanese journalists had to sleep in Banda’s village for a night because they were refusing to pay anything.
“The Japanese, however, finally paid because as they waited other journalists came who paid him [Banda], did the interviews and off they went as the Japanese waited hoping to have a free interview,” said the source.
In a telephone interview, Banda’s advisor MacFarlen Nyirenda confirmed the development.
“We don’t have a set charge, but we can discuss on how much you can pay because you should understand that you are disturbing him. He cannot attend to his duties because of journalists,” said Nyirenda when Nation also sought an interview with Banda.
Nyirenda, who said he is a brother in-law to Banda, claimed it is unfair to disturb the man without paying him anything.
Banda also uses Nyirenda as his interpreter when being interviewed by foreign journalists.