Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Friday:

-- Cases of sexual abuse against children rise to alarming levels despite harsh punishment by courts. Rights crusades call for societal protection of children. (The Standard)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta tells off Opposition Cord on calls to disband the electoral commission before 2017 General Election, emphasizing they should stop protests and follow the law. (The Star)

-- Share price decline at the Nairobi Securities Exchange and lower earnings from offshore investments push pension schemes into negative returns for the 12 months to March. The schemes recorded a negative 0.2 percent return compared to 15.1 percent gain in 2014, a survey by Alexander Forbes Financial Services shows. (Business Daily)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta re-organizes key government departments and ministries, instilling far-reaching changes that add or take away responsibilities from some Cabinet Secretaries. (People Daily)

-- Clerics call for the slashing of salaries of elected leaders, reduction of counties and constituencies as Kenya's wage bill and public debt soars. (Daily Nation) Enditem