Kefentse "Kent" Gabya (born 15 April 1973) is a prominent Southern Africa politician and President of the Southern African Confederacy. Gabya was born in the town of Gwanda, Zimbabwe to his single mother on 15 April 1973, during the Rhodesian period in Zimbabwean history as one of the Shona people. He joined the Zimbabwe National Army in 1993 as a second lieutenant, after attending officers' college for a year. In 1995, Gabya was promoted to a full captain when South Zimbabwe joined the SAC, and eventually became a Colonel by 1998. By this time, he had become very interested in politics.