Approximately 2 years ago when Ndia Mp Njeru Robinson Githae advised Kenyans to broaden the range of their diet to allow some delicacies like rats, many laughed off the suggestion as if it was coming from a mad man about town. But it seems as if some people were taking Githae's counsel seriously. Early this week we brought you the pictures of Pokot residents scrambling for the carcas of a donkey, and recently in Naivasha, there was the case of a man who slaughtered dogs and offered them as goat meat. Today, once again in Naivasha, it dawned on residents that they have been feasting on baboon meat in the belief that it was pork.
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.