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Major news items in leading Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, July 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon call for implementation of various agreements reached in trade fora to spur development and reduce poverty as they open United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Nairobi. (Daily Nation)

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga starts tour of his western Kenya stronghold to stem rebellion that has seen allies threaten to quit his party. (The Standard)

-- Nairobi tipped to register the highest growth rates in consumer spending over the next 15 years, outpacing the Nigeria, South Africa and Cameroon capitals. (Business Daily)

-- Scramble for parliamentary, county assembly and governor posts starts in earnest in Kenya ahead of the 2017 elections with politicians who lost in last polls seeking to make a comeback. (The Star) Endit