Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Following are highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- Kenya's super rich now control more than two-thirds of the East African nation's 62 billion U.S. dollars economy, a report by the New World Wealth, a South African firm shows. (Business Daily)

-- Opposition Cord suspends protests against the electoral agency temporarily to give dialogue a chance after calls from foreign envoys and religious leaders. At least three people have been killed in the protests and scores injured. (Daily Nation)

-- About 36 percent of students consume alcohol in Kenya, a survey on underage drinking by the anti-drugs agency reveals. Of those abusing the drink, female students account for 42 percent. (The Standard)

-- The National Assembly will Thursday convene for a special sitting to debate amendments to the Anti-Doping Bill 2016 as directed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. (The Star)

-- A report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission reveals how primary school heads have exploited systems loopholes to misappropriate chunks of the billions of shillings disbursed to the institutions for the free primary education programme. (People Daily) Endit