Octopus soup, the 'Coast' of sex drive

Mohamed Bongo explains a point during the interview at his open air pweza joint near the Likoni Ferry crossing channel. 2 Ali Wema (in white shirt) and a friend Musa Abdi enjoy a cup of octopus soup. 3 A fish dealer at Likoni displays a raw octopus to a customer. 4. Abdulhakim Salim, the manager of Al Mansura Hotel in Mtwapa arranging pieces of fried octopus meat on a display tray.5. George Kenga Kazungu (in black top), manager of Blues Fish Shop in Mtwapa and Ibrahim Kai (a worker at the shop) display a row octopus to a customer. 6. Pieces of deep fried octopus meat on display at an open air joint. PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS BY MWANGI MURAGURI

It is around 6.30 pm on the South Coast side of the Likoni Ferry crossing.

A bus driver beckons impatiently to his conductor who is enjoying a cup of octopus soup outside an open-air eatery.