During the cabinet crisis of 1964, Msonthi, together with Yatuta Chisiza and Willie Chokani resigned from the cabinet in protest to Banda's dismissal of Kanyama Chiume, Orton Chirwa, and Augustine Bwanausi.
Cecilia engineered the removal as interpreter and subsequent demise in disgrace of the eloquent Chichewa speaking John Msonthi; whereupon on Msonthi's burial day a gun battle ensued between the Msonthi and Tembo/ Kadzamira clans.
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