He was appointed to the position by the court in 1963 following the death of his brother Kgari Sechele II, and he was forced to abdicate in 1970.
When Sebele was deposed by the British colonial administration in 1931, Neale's other brother Kgari Sechele II became kgosi.
[10] Neale frequently ignored the responsibilities of the bokgosi, declining to attend the kgotla and refusing to marry or have children.
[3] One effect of weak leadership over the Bakwena was that the tribe was not in a position to contest the development of a national government under Seretse Khama of the Bangwato.
He had a poor understanding of the law, and a district councilor accompanied him to correct the false statements he made.
Rather than appointing a new kgosi, the government replaced Neale with Bonewamang Padi Sechele as the district's "Acting Tribal Authority" in October 1970.