Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Friday.

-- Opposition and Cord MPs unite to pass a law blocking politicians from hopping from one party to another before elections. The practice was seen as a threat to formation of stronger parties. (Daily Nation)

-- Attorney General warns that the country might have to go to the polls earlier if the impasse on the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule as required by constitution persists. (The Standard)

-- Hundreds of workers lose jobs as Kenya's only tyre manufacturer closes shop, citing increased imports. The move deals a blow to the country's quest for industrialization. (Business Daily)

-- All the 42 Kenyan banks have been given two weeks to drop interest rates by the Central Bank in line with a new law that caps the charges. Only three banks have so far complied. Enditem