Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Monday.

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday postponed his swearing-in ceremony, slated for Tuesday, following the intervention of foreign diplomats and an internal push to drop the tag of violence that has marked his push for electoral justice. (Daily Nation)

-- Circumstances requiring fresh nomination of presidential candidates, implication of withdrawal of a candidate before a repeat vote and vote boycott in certain areas are issues Supreme Court judges will settle on Monday to guide future elections as they release their comprehensive verdict on Oct. 26 fresh poll. (The Standard)

-- A United States diplomat in Nairobi has resigned and blasted President Donald Trump over his human rights record. Elizabeth Shackelford who was in Nairobi over the past 10 months with the U.S. mission to Somalia laments about Trump's recent pivot away from global diplomacy and their abandoning of human rights protections across the world. (The Star)

-- Hotels and parks at the Coast are attributing the high number of bookings to the Madaraka Express trains, especially for first-time visitors. Besides cutting the time it takes to travel to Mombasa, the train has diversified transport means. (The Star) Enditem