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Major news items in leading Kenyan media outlets on Thursday

Xinhua, March 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Kenya faces a ban from the Olympics as it is set to miss the April 5 deadline set by the World Anti-Doping Agency for the enactment of a law to deter doping. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya moves to change its 8-4-4 education system with 2-6-6-3 that will put more emphasis on skills as opposed to theory and examinations. (The Standard)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta is to make his annual State of the Nation address in Parliament on Thursday as Opposition fault him for numerous unmet promises, including the failure to fight corruption. (The Star)

-- Kenya unveils plans to construct East Africa's largest solar power plant in Northern part of the country, with the project to be constructed by China Jiangxi using 127 million U.S. dollars loan from China's Exim Bank. (Business Daily) Enditem