Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Kenya joins campaign against the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement between the U.S. and 12 Asian states for fear of losing the current trade pacts with the country. (Daily Nation)

-- Hopes for Kenya being on track in electoral reforms dim as the poll's agency notes that key timelines set by a new law have been missed and holding elections in August next year may be impractical. (The Standard)

-- More than 60 pilots have quit struggling national carrier Kenya Airways for rival Middle East airlines in the last one year, putting a dent on the company's turnaround bid. (Business Daily)

-- Cracks in Opposition alliance Cord as parties campaign differently in search for votes and reject proposal to hold joint nominations in quest to beat ruling coalition Jubilee. (The Star)

-- Local plants mainly at universities to assemble laptops for primary schools digital learning programme as country set to stop importing the gadgets from China. (People Daily) Endit