NAIROBI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Tuesday.
-- President Uhuru Kenyatta's inauguration is scheduled next Tuesday for a second term that begins on the back of deep divisions and an economy struggling due to the protracted electoral dispute.
The decision on Monday by Supreme Court judges to uphold his re-election in the Oct. 26 repeat poll was a relief to Kenyatta and his supporters but the harder task for him is to unite a deeply divided country.
Killings, chaos and destruction during protests by supporters of opposition chief Raila Odinga are a pointer to the challenge that lies ahead as he begins his second term. (The Standard)
-- Kenya spent more than 70 million U.S. dollars in this year's general election and repeat presidential poll, with the amount highlighting the high cost of democracy. The money is besides the amount used every year to finance main political parties. (Daily Nation)
-- Kenya Defence Forces on Monday disputed allegations that its soldiers are involved in charcoal smuggling in Somalia, as claimed by a monitoring group. (The Star)
-- Business activity in the Ugandan private sector slowed down in the past months as the effects of the prolonged political instability in Kenya found their way into the country's economy, a new survey indicated on Monday. (Business Daily) Enditem
