Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Saturday.

-- Two private and long emotional meetings with pleadings, empty promises and a flurry of received and ignored calls captured the palpating tension 24 hours before the swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as the "People's President".

Divergent opinions characterized the opposition's coalition National Super Alliance (NASA) as Odinga and his three co-principals differed on oath-taking, making the latter to skip the function. Odinga took the oath alone, with the act of his colleagues being seen as betrayal among supporters. (Standard on Saturday)

-- The United Nations has added its voice to international calls for the Kenyan government to respect a court order to switch on three TV stations which were shut down over opposition swearing-in fiasco. US government and the European Union are other actors who have condemned the decision. (Saturday Nation)

-- Parliament will seek to ensure that the price of a 2kg packet of maize flour does not exceed 1.1 U.S. dollars, Agriculture committee chairman said. The cost is expected to hit 2 dollars due to low maize supplies. (The Star) Enditem