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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, March 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Saturday.

-- It is a race against time for Kenya's Judiciary and the electoral agency to rebuild public confidence as the country heads to elections. While the Judiciary's image has been battered by graft, the electoral team has been accused of favoring the ruling coalition. (Saturday Nation)

-- Kenyan youth told to run for elective posts in the 2017 elections to ensure their issues are addressed and to change the country for the better. (The Star)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta's government has drafted a radical law that seeks to fight graft, which is deeply entrenched in the nation. Unlike in the current situation, the Bill focuses on the giver of the bribe and proposes jail terms of up to 10 years for those found guilty. (Standard on Saturday)

-- Kenya is to invest 287 million U.S. dollars in technical education to boost the 135 institutions in the sector as the country seeks to curb unemployment and spur manufacturing. (the People) Endit