Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Kenya asked to remove the November deadline imposed by the government for the closure of the Dadaab camp that hosts over 600,000 refugees from Somalia. Humanitarian organizations have further faulted the repatriation process noting it is no longer voluntary, safe or dignified. (Daily Nation)

-- Opposition Cord opposes a move by the electoral agency to audit the voter register, noting criteria spelt out for interested organizations to do the work is flawed. (The Standard)

-- Ministry of Health blocks planned trial of genetically modified maize, dealing a blow to scientists and global seed companies, which have been pushing for the exercise. The ministry says GM crops remain banned in Kenya. (Business Daily)

-- The Maasai community and conservationists propose a new route for phase two of the standard gauge railway to save Nairobi National Park. This comes as public resistance mounts to the government's favoured plan that would divide the park. (The Star)

-- Property prices increased by just 1.2 percent during the third quarter compared to four percent in the second quarter, according to a new property index. The index said the slow down was due to market correction. (People Daily) Endit