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Economy expected to pick after peaceful poll

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya's tourism industry may be a swift winner from the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as the East Africa's biggest economy seeks to benefit from a vote that avoided a re-run of bloodshed of five years ago.

Tourism is a vital sector for the nation of more than 40 million people and was one of the worst hit after a disputed presidential poll in December 2007 led to weeks of tribal blood-letting, scaring away investors and tourists by the planeload.

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