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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, September 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta and King Abdullah II of Jordan approve military cooperation between the two countries on emerging security threats, in particular terrorism. King Abdullah II was on a one-day visit to Kenya Monday. (Daily Nation)

-- Opposition Cord set for showdown with legislators and governors who have defected to ruling coalition Jubilee but have declined to resign and seek fresh mandate. Cord had given the MPs seven-day ultimatum to quit. (The Standard)

-- The price of sugar has risen to a new peak pushed up by heightened activity from cartels out to mint cash ahead of next year's General Election. Kenyans are now buying a kilo of the commodity at 1.4 dollars. (Business Daily)

-- Kenya has adopted and rolled out tuberculosis treatment for children today. The child-friendly drugs seek to correct a gap in TB treatment that frequently led to incorrect dosages and fueled drug-resistant strains of the disease. (People Daily) Endit