Top news items of leading Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Electoral agency officials to leave office by November after agreeing to a deal by MPs to pave way for a new team to supervise next year's polls. (Daily Nation)

-- Central Bank of Kenya assures citizens it will follow up on banks' promise to bring down lending rates as debate on whether the president should sign a bill seeking to cap the charges rages. (The Standard)

-- Cybercriminals luring children into any form of exploitation face stiffer penalties that include a jail-term of up to 25 years in a proposed law as Kenya seeks to curb the rising crime. (The Star)

-- Bearish Nairobi Securities Exchange outperformed by peers in the continent in terms of returns, raising the possibility of investors' flight. (Business Daily)

-- Kenyans expect to start collecting medals in Rio Olympics today as track events kick off later in the day. East African nation is athletics powerhouse. (People Daily) Endit