Top news items of major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta formally asks MPs to approve laws to pull Kenya out of the Rome Statute, effectively ending the country's relationship with the International Criminal Court. (The Standard)

-- Opposition leaders say they will camp outside the electoral commission offices in Nairobi until their one million signatures are approved to pave the way for a referendum to change the Constitution. (Daily Nation)

-- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission publishes law to curb unbridled spending, including use of illicit funds and money laundering ahead of next year's polls. (The Star)

-- Kenya Revenue Authority seeks free access to tax payers' bank accounts as it moves to curb rampant tax evasion. The law will be enacted in June. (Business Daily)

-- HIV ravages Kenyan youth as new research shows that out of every two new infections in Kenya, one is of a person aged 15-30. (People Daily). Enditem