Thanks much Kiarie, but i am finally in Niarobi - we've decided to stay in the Woodmere (sp) for a month and then move on to renting a house...aparently house rental with dogs is not a tough thing to find - but forget apartments..
Thanks all - and if you have ongoing information (or at this point quetions) about travel to africa with a dog - let me know.
Note - don't take a dog in the cabin of Swiss Air HORRIBLE!!