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Top news items of leading Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga accuses ruling coalition Jubilee of using the ongoing electoral reform process to extend their stay in power by pushing election date from August to December 2017. (Daily Nation)

-- Top athletes fight for a spot in the Kenyan team as country starts to select those to represent it in the Rio Olympics. (The Standard)

-- Government urged to come up with policies that will help the reintegration of Somali-based Al-Shabaab terror group returnees into the society. (The Star)

-- Agriculture powers Kenya's economic growth to 5.9 percent, the highest in the first quarter in five years. The growth was boosted by good weather, improved security and investment in public infrastructure. (Business Daily)

-- Electoral commission lost 40 million U.S. dollars in tender scam prior to the 2013 General Election, a report from the Auditor-General showed. (People Daily) Endit