06 Jun 2016

The 10 year- old -Kao Moremong’s desire to become President of the Republic of Botswana rather came earlier than expected on Friday June 3 when President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama  Ian Khama gave her the honor to take his place at a ceremony held in Sojwe to celebrate the 600^th milestone of the Presidential housing appeal.

Although the top position in the land only lasted for a while, for Kao it was a day she will never forget in her entire life.

Kao together with her friends raised P2 000 as their contribution towards the housing appeal initiative and the money was used to buy Ms Mmamphake Tshobowe clothing items and kitchen utensils.  Ms Tshobowe is the 600^th beneficiary of a house constructed under the initiative.

When presenting the donation before President Khama and the multitudes of people who had come to celebrate the milestone, Kao used the opportunity to express her wish to become president and asked them to rally behind her in support.

Upon hearing her persistent desire to be President one day, President Khama was moved by the dream of the young girl.  He then honored her by giving her an opportunity to occupy his seat at the top table, a gesture that she enjoyed for the rest of the proceedings.  Kao also got to wave to the crowd as she temporarily wore the crown of power, authority and admiration on the President’s chair.

Not only that, “Her Excellency” got to cut the ribbon of the 600^th house and planted trees for the beneficiary alongside President Khama.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Kao said, “I will never forget this day.”  Her story would perhaps be a lesson to other young people that if you badly want something, it gravitates towards you. Whether Kao will become president, only time will tell. 

Her wish to become president was motivated by President Khama’s philanthropic deeds towards fellow citizens.

Consequently, when she was asked to write a composition last year about what she would like to become she then saw an opportunity to express her future ambition of becoming president. She scored nine out of 10 in that composition.

Kao says she took the composition to the President’s office before his birthday and read it out to him and gave him a birthday card.

The President, she said responded by saying, “If I keep on working hard I will become a president.”

Those words have since shaped the little girl’s world in a whole new dimension.

Quizzed about her daughter’s bold ambition, her mother Ms Kaelo Moremong said that the young girl has always demonstrated leadership qualities from an early age.  She also said that her daughter was inquisitive about everything and had big aspirations to be an influential person.

Her mother further said that after visiting the President at his office, she came home and told her, “Mummy you have made my day.”

Ever since then, there has been a remarkable improvement in her academic performance and generally the way she carries herself around other people.

The mother she intends to start a charitable foundation for her  daughter since she likes sharing and giving to others. ENDS