Top news items of major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday:

-- A Supreme Court judge who is facing a tribunal for allegedly taking a 2 million U.S. dollars bribe in an election petition fights to clear his name. (The Standard)

-- A parliamentary committee to investigate the collapse of four troubled banks in Kenya as it calls for the prosecution of their directors. (Daily Nation)

-- The cost of managing chronic diseases in Kenya set to come down after the national health insurer more than doubles money it pays for treatment from 25 dollars to 100 dollars per session. (Business Daily)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto said to have failed to agree on how they should fill key ambassadorial posts. (The Star)

-- Opposition Cord grapples with how to choose a presidential candidate between its three leaders ahead of next year's elections. (People Daily) Endite