Keineetse Sebele: Custodian of Bakwena history

Both Kealeboga and Kebohula were offspring of Sebele I, who famously travelled to Britain with Bathoen of Bangwaketse and Khama III of Bangwato to protest against the threatened annexation of their land by Cecil John Rhodes' British South Africa Company.

Kenalekgosi himself went on to play a prominent leadership role within the Bakwena traditional system. He served as deputy kgosi to Kgari Sechele II and, following Kgari's death in 1962, acted as Kgosikgolo until Neale Sechele ascended to the throne in 1963. During a sensitive period of dispute over bogosi between Bonewamang Sechele and Moruakgomo Sechele, Kenalekgosi's steady and principled leadership proved instrumental in maintaining unity within the Bakwena, culminating in consensus around Neale Sechele as a compromise candidate. This legacy of service, mediation and community cohesion profoundly shaped Sebele's own life and values.