 When his father retired from the mines three years later, he relocated to Mansa with his parents and kept himself busy by playing for, and coaching amateur side Mansa Wanderers though he vowed never to go back to the Copperbelt.In September 1986, an article in the "Times of Zambia" brought to light Kunda’s plight in a village called Chamalawa 3 km from Mansa on the Samfya highway.He was still living with his mother and stepfather and was often seen walking around the streets of Mansa barefoot.