Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Search for new electoral commissioners that will manage next year's polls begins after the selection panel advertised the vacant positions in the commission. Application will be open for 14 days. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya has begun preparing for a second Eurobond offer to raise an unspecified amount of money from international capital markets. Treasury officials recently returned from "non-deal road shows" in the United States. (The Standard)

-- Kenya's national savings will rise to 16.1 per cent of the gross domestic product by the end of this year, surpassing the average for middle-income countries in Africa after years of lagging behind, according to the International Monetary Fund. (Business Daily)

-- The World Bank has ranked Kenya 92nd globally in its Ease of Doing Business Index. This is the first time in seven years Kenya has appeared among the top 100. (The Star)

-- Grief as families of victims of Mandera terror attack by Somali militant group Al-Shabaab Tuesday identify bodies of their loved ones airlifted to Nairobi. They asked government to help them find justice. (People Daily) Endit