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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, October 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Leadership dispute in Opposition Cord deepens as legislators in parties that make up the coalition exchange words over the alliance's presidential flagbearer. The coalition is expected to field a single candidate against President Uhuru Kenyatta but indications are clear it is headed for a split. (Daily Nation)

-- More Kenyan women are engaging in crime due to poverty and illiteracy, a new report says. At least 61 per cent of those handed non-custodial sentences between 2013 and 2015 had not completed their primary education. (The Standard)

-- Government dismisses allegations linking police to systematic extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of suspects. (The Star)

-- Dubai businesses are set to get an easier entry into Kenya with the opening of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry representative office in Nairobi. The office will facilitate investments into Kenya and the country's trade with the Middle East. (Business Daily)

-- Teachers demand for car loans and mortgages from the government as they negotiate for a new salary deal. (People Daily) Endit