Evening updates from around Kenya

There seems to be some movement among the political leadership today. Raila met with Desmond Tutu earlier today. He postponed the rally until next Tuesday.

People across the country are calling for a re-tally of the votes. A pollster contact says the ballots have not been secured over the past week, which casts a great shadow of doubt over their validity.

But amid the regional rioting, some radio stations and media are pouring out appeals for peace and calm. People are donating food and clothes and other essentials for people who have been displaced, or who have no access to money.

Here's what I'm hearing from around the country.

Judy in Kisumu says although the riots in town have calmed down, people are still not safe. She says there are widespread reports of women and children being raped in their homes. There is no transport in or out of the area because of informal roadblocks. Judy says if people are stopped in their cars, they are asked for their identification cards. If they are from an opposing group, they are beaten and their cars burned. As elsewhere around the country, food and phone credit are scarce.

In Kibera, Edwin says the rioting is slowly calming, though the atmosphere is still tense. He says two churches and three schools have been burned. Emergency crews can't get into the slum because of burning cars. He says food prices in the slum have skyrocketed. A two kilogram bag of maize meal is going for 120 shillings, up from about 50 shillings a few days ago.

Maimuma in Kisuani, a slum outside Nairobi, says there was some rioting there earlier today but the situation is generally calm. She says a couple of people were reportedly shot in a neighboring community this morning. Again, people are struggling for food.

And in Eldoret, Amos says people are still streaming into the heart of town.

I will be off-line for the next 15 hours, or so. If you want more news, check out the bloggers in the last post, or the BBC.