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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, October 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Six Opposition parties start talks to form an alliance on whose ticket they will field a candidate to challenge President Uhuru Kenyatta in next year's elections. (Saturday Nation)

-- A new electoral team to oversee next year's elections will be in place by mid-December, a selection panel sworn-in this week to do the exercise assured. (Standard on Saturday)

-- A ruling made at the International Criminal Court Wednesday could renew focus on collapsed Kenyan cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. The court also found DR Congo's Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba and four others guilty of bribing witnesses. (The Star)

-- Kenya signs a contract for an international power supply network which will link several countries as the East and Southern Africa nations move closer to a grand plan to share electricity to cut costs and ensure reliability. (The East African) Endit