Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Opposition CORD threatens to resume street protests next week as government delays the exit of the current election bosses in electoral reforms started mid-year. (Standard on Sunday)

-- Chief Justice nominee gets backing of both the ruling coalition Jubilee and Opposition Cord politicians, indicating an easy approval by Parliament. President Uhuru Kenyatta will then appoint him to the position. (The Star)

-- Unease among political aspirants who are to vie on ruling coalition Jubilee ticket in next year's polls as fight for seats intensifies in strongholds, threatening unity. Analysts note the law barring party-hopping is the cause of the rivalry as it sounds death knell on careers. (Sunday Nation)

-- Kenya offers to suspend all explorations in the disputed maritime region with Somalia as it pushes for a negotiated settlement to resolve the dispute though the neighbor insists on the International Court of Justice process. Experts have asked the two countries to join hands in exploration activities even as they seek to resolve the row. (The East African) Endit