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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, May 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Following are the highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Foreign envoys condemn killing of Opposition Cord supporters in Monday's protests against the electoral commission and call for talks to end the impasse. Opposition wants the electoral agency disbanded. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya Defence Forces troops in Somalia say they killed 21 Al-Shabaab militants in a clash in Dobley and recovered 17 AK47 rifles, five rocket propelled grenades and other assorted ammunition. (The Standard)

-- Electoral agency officials say they intend to spend 9.7 million U.S. dollars on voter education ahead of next year's polls. The commissioners have scoffed at push for them to resign. (The Star)

-- The Central Bank of Kenya warns of an impending cyber-attack targeting key government installations, including the big banks and the regulator itself. (Business Daily)

-- National Cohesion and Integration Commission asks politicians to stop pushing the country to the edge of a precipice of violence by raising ethnic tensions. (People Daily) Endit