Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga claims the government is broke and unable to implement its mega projects as he challenges President Uhuru Kenyatta to tell Kenyans the truth about the financial health of his government. But Kenyatta accused the Opposition leader of being a saboteur, noting that he is seeking to convince the government's development partners not to fund projects. (Daily Nation)

-- The electoral commission unveils a new roadmap for the 2017 polls, outlining key timelines critical to leading coalitions as the polls draws near. In the new plan, the agency will advertise for, recruit, train and deploy staff to 57,000 registration centres between this month and December 21. (The Star)

-- Inspector-General of Police warned Tuesday that Somali militant group Al-Shabaab is regrouping and plans to attack Kenya. He noted that some attackers were hiding in small groups in areas around Kenya and Somali border pretending to be herders. (The Standard)

-- Treasury report warns that the collapse of Mpesa, Kenya's mobile money service, would cause widespread disruption in the economy, indicating how the platform is deeply entrenched in the country. (Business Daily)

-- Cyber-criminals are pilfering a staggering volume of data and money from Kenyan firms, a report shows. The damage from hacks has this year cost private and public businesses a stunning 173 million U.S. dollars, 14 per cent higher than the 148 million dollars lost in 2015. (People Daily). Endit