Fleeing violence in Kenya

The author and her son were in Kenya for philanthropic trip and within days were taking part in the the craziness, and trying to get out of the country. Pay particular note, although time consuming, to the comments which are terriric. Also check out Dispatches from Kenya

Think Innovate, with a say commentary on the elections A Sad Day for my Kenya with the ringing quote:

"This election was going to be all about how transparency reigned through new
media. The Kenyan blogosphere was abuzz all night with up to the minute updates
and was very careful on not to report any rumors - thanks Ory of KenyaPundit and Chris of Kumukucha. The blogosphere picked up
when the old guard clamped down on regular media to declare the incumbent a
winner despite all accounts otherwise.Sadly, this is a post about none of the
above -- despite all the best intentions of the Kenyan people the old guard
Kibaki has blatantly rigged the elections in his favor. The Electoral commission
of Kenya went into lock down mode and clamped down all media before swearing in
the incumbent. Despite all indications that Amolo Raila Odinga was on path to
win the elections by a narrow but undisputable margin - Kibaki and his cronies
pulled ahead by 200,000 votes in the last 12hrs with some constituencies showing
a voter turnout of 140%.

clipped from blog.guykawasaki.com Guest Post: “We Got Out of Kenya, But What About the People Who Live There?” My son, Matt, age twelve, and I had arrived in Kenya two weeks before the election. In the end, we found a helicopter pilot willing to take the leap of faith that he could find our landing site (a soccer field at a remote village school), that it would be clear, large and safe enough for him to land, that he would be able to get enough fuel for the flight But that’s just our story. It matters less than the stories of countless people who now must reshape their lives to the devastating changes they face in Kenya today