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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, October 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Kenya nominates its Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed to contest the position of African Union Commission's chairperson. (The Standard)

-- Kenya has improved in governance over the past 10 years, according to a report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released Monday in London. Kenya was ranked 12th out of 54 countries in overall governance, with a score of 59 percent, a 5.1 improvement over the past 10 years. (Daily Nation)

-- Tough test for Opposition unity as party leaders chart their own paths and campaign against each other ahead of next year's elections. Analysts note Opposition Cord alliance may disintegrate. (The Star)

-- The Kenyan shilling is nearly 20 percent overvalued against the dollar in real terms, rendering the manufacturing sector uncompetitive in the regional export markets, economists say. (Business Daily) Endit