Violent Destinations
In February 2008, my wife and I were supposed to travel to Nairobi for a friend’s wedding. You see a wedding is not like a funeral, months (sometimes years) of preparation and planning go into the whole affair like the life of those involved (especially the bride) depended on that one day. We had planned long before the now infamous elections of 2007 and post election violence that followed that we will both be in Kenya for Irene’s wedding. My presence in particular was important because it was supposed to be kept a secret and was supposed to be a pleasant surprise (hopefully) to the lovely couple, who are both great friends of ours. As the wedding day approached, news of the killings and violence in Kenya continued to stream through our tube much to our disappointment. For once Victoria became a regular follower of the newscasts. D-day was fast approaching as more and more scenes of violence continued to be played out in front of our eyes. Every after News at Ten, we looked ...