The man appears to be focused and innovative and his tribe seems set for better times under his reign. One can only hope that other tribal leaders will learn from his example and engage in decisive and innovative attempts to uplift their constituencies and not just complain about their diminishing influence and growing irrelevance. We have had enough of costly ceremonial heads. In saying the above, I am assuming in Kgabo's favour that he is driven by genuine concern for the upliftment of standards of living of his tribe and not personal ambitions of empire building or national power mongering as some corners suggest.
But I did not write this piece Mr Editor just to commend Kgosi Kgolo. My other purpose is to reason with him on an important subject widely reported in the newspapers which further finds expression in his Mmegi interview of the September 4, 2009. In that interview, Kgosi Kgolo states that he wishes to win over all churches in Kgatleng to rally behind his unification efforts. According to him, that should be done by mutual and cordial engagement. On a parting note however, he states that churches that will not buy into his design will be expelled as they are in their (Bakgatla) land. He could not have been more wrong and that much he knows.
