The combination of rising food prices and food shortages are creating a desperate situation in Kenya.
Vital food production was destroyed when many farms were ransacked in violence after Kenya's election period, and the price of staples, like maize, has risen as much as 70 per cent.
Ama Boateng reports.
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.