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World unites in condemning the killing of Cecil, the Zim lion

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I WOULD like to pay tribute to Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion killed brutally by an American dentist, Palmer Walker, who bribed his way to kill the famous lion which meant a lot to Zimbabwe’s tourism.
He is alleged to have paid US$55 000 to a local farmer and a Safari company to get the chance to kill the lion.
By illegally killing Cecil, this shows that rich people from the West can bribe their ways into poor Third World countries to commit untold atrocities.
Cecil was a lion.
What would stop them from carrying out their experiments on human beings? This is the question that many Africans across the globe are asking.
Others are condemning corruption and poverty as the root cause of all this, but I think the killing of Cecil should provide a learning point to many African countries.
It could be just the icing of the cake.
Africa is an experimental ground for rich people from the West.
Perhaps President Obama, in his address to the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia, should have mentioned how white people like Palmer Walker are holding back Africa.
Zimbabwe did not only lose her famous lion, but she has also lost millions of dollars that would have come to her revenue through Cecil.
In America, the killing of Cecil has resulted in a petition to the White House, targeted to reach 100 000 signatures.
By July 28 2015, 30 923 signatures had been collected.
The online petition reads:
We petition the Obama administration to:
“Extradite Minnesotan Walter James Palmer to face justice in Zimbabwe.
“Cecil the lion, a resident of Zimbabwe’s national park, and a national icon was poached and killed this week.
“Media reports in The Guardian, Wall Street Journal and elsewhere have identified American Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minneapolis, MN as the poacher.
“He is alleged to have lured Cecil from the safety of the national park to kill him.
“Two of Palmer’s local accomplices are already in custody.
“Zimbabwe authorities are now actively seeking Palmer in connection with this incident.
“We urge the Secretary Of State John Kerry and the Attorney General Loretta Lynch to fully cooperate with the Zimbabwe authorities and to extradite Walter Palmer promptly at the Zimbabwe government’s request.”
The publicity given to the killing of Cecil has resulted in the killer, Palmer Walker, issuing out a public statement available on BBC, in which he alleges he is innocent.
He says: “In early July I was in Zimbabwe on a (bow) hunting trip for big game.
“I had several professional guides and security who had secured all paper permits.
“To my knowledge, everything about this trip was legal and properly handled and conducted.
“I had no idea the lion I took on was a known local favourite, collard and part of a research study, till the end of the hunt.
“I have not been contacted by authorities in Zimbabwe or in the US about this situation… but will assist…I deeply regret.”
I don’t like the name Cecil because it reminds me of Cecil John Rhodes, but his killing has united the world (black and white people) in condemning this cruelty to a lion.
I have been following social media, posts and comments on facebook, especially posts by BBC Africa which seemed to post more updates on the killing of Cecil the famous Zimbabwean Lion.
Some people are condemning African governments for not protecting their own heritage.
Others are blaming the rich white hunters who think they can do what they want in Africa and get away with it.
Others are blaming corruption and poverty.
Some are asking what would happen if it was an African who travelled to America to illegally kill an animal.
It’s true, the world is united condemning the killing of Cecil.
The following comments were taken from various social media forums including BBC Africa and some international newspapers such as The Guardian (UK).
Sharon Orapeleng (Public Figure): “Wow the irony of it all – #Barack Obama scolded African leaders about corruption – who aides this corruption?
“An American comes to Africa with pockets full of cash, pays some corrupt guides to shoot a beloved lion as a hobby.
“We must tackle corruption in all its spectrum.”
Gilbert Goliath-Phiri: “So this Obama’s guy killed Mugabe’s lion?
“What a coincidence, Obama visit to Africa then American killing African animal?”
Oliver Matthew (Ibadan, Nigeria): “Palmer Walker -the US dentist who shot dead the lion should be extradited from US to Zimbabwe to be tried too.”
Kabiru Usman Hussaini: “Mr Palmer should be forced to pay for the dead lion, and then serve a jail term in Africa.
“Imagine if an African kills an American lion.
“Even without killing their lions, Americans are always killing Africans. “Bullies!”
Richard Goodson Chanda (Zambia): “And here in Zambia the minister lifted the ban on hunting the lions, for the love of money!
“Africa when are going to start thinking about our children’s future?”
Marc Green (Florida, USA): “Disgusting treatment of an adored creature. “R.I.P Cecil.”
Imumba Nyaywa (Zambia): “Just imagine the numbers of not so famous lions that have been poached in such a way and our Tourism minister in Zambia lifted the ban of trophy-hunting big cats.”
Alan Kneebone Buhari (studied at University of KwaZulu Natal): “African governments are to blame too, why they let people from all over the world to come and hunt animals?”
Nceba Duma (Kwazulu Natal): “Nisijwayelakabi 34people were gunned down in the light of the day no one is worried about it now you want us to jump up and down for a lion, Yaziniyagula a life of a man takes precedent above all life,even in the eyes of God.”
We await justice for our lion.
I urge many Africans, many Zimbabweans, to sign the online petition to White House which is available on https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/thank-you/2071141

1 COMMENT

  1. Soros wants his regime change in Zimbabwe and since the U.S. is the self-appointed world police on coruuption they’ll probably turn up en masses in Zimbabwe to make it happen, with Cecil Rhodes Cameron in the background.

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