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Top news items of leading Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, June 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- African Union troops in Somalia miss allowances for more than five months as the effects of funding cuts by the European Union bite. Reports indicate EU froze the pay due to lack of accountability in AMISOM. (Daily Nation)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta visits Botswana and holds bilateral talks with his counterpart Ian Khama. President Kenyatta asked Botswana to review immigration rules particularly on work permits for Kenyans who want to work there. (The Standard)

-- Farmers earning more than 1,328 U.S. dollars annually will soon start paying tax as the Kenya Revenue Authority seeks to recruit more taxpayers to meet revenue collection targets. (Business Daily)

-- The 2017 elections scheduled August 8 may have to be postponed if the clamour to purge the electoral agency extends from the commissioners to the secretariat. (The Star)

-- Kenya will seek new deals with Britain to continue receiving the same preferences it had under the European Union (EU) trade framework. Britain's exit from the EU opens a new chapter for Kenya to strike a new deal to avoid trade interruption, officials note. (People Daily). Endit