NAIROBI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Monday.
-- Lawyers for opposition leader Raila Odinga have served their 25,000-page presidential election petition papers to President Uhuru Kenyatta and the electoral commission, paving the way for the start of a rigorous legal battle for the country's highest office.
Odinga's National Super Alliance's (NASA) legal team opted to serve Kenyatta, the electoral and its chairman through an advertisement in the newspaper on Sunday. Should the court agree with NASA, the election should be held within 60 days of the court's declaration. (Daily Nation)
-- The polluted waters of rivers in Nairobi could be turning men, boys, and pigs impotent, suggests several studies from the University of Nairobi. The studies show that many mature male pigs (boars) feeding from the rivers in Dandora, Mathare, and Kibera have developed abnormal testicles. (The Standard)
-- Plastics dealers stare at huge losses as ban looms, with many of them still holding stock worth millions of dollars. The ban takes effect in seven days. (The Star)
-- Private sector credit growth is unlikely to record meaningful recovery before end-year even after firms move on from the election-induced caution, analysts have said. A macroeconomic outlook report for the second half of the year further said the Central Bank is unlikely to move the base rate this year. (Business Daily)
