Zimbabwe President Mugabe blames his own people for ‘failing to protect’ Cecil the lion

By News on the Net UK Daily Mail —— Bio and Archives August 10, 2015

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has accused his own people of ‘failing to protect’ Cecil the lion.

The 91-year-old president made the controversial announcement during a speech at Zimbabwe’s Heroes Day celebrations today. The leader went on to imply that Cecil the lion’s highly-publicised death was a ‘vestige of colonial exploitation’. Read more: