Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta dismissed attempts by the Opposition to unite against his government under a super alliance ahead of the 2017 elections.

Kenyatta laughed off the initiative and said that his Jubilee Party would defeat whatever line-up the Opposition comes up with as he described the competitors as "self-seekers" only interested in distributing key leadership positions among themselves.

The Opposition led by Raila Odinga is currently consulting and is expected to have a formidable alliance by February next year as political campaigns gather pace in the country. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya's health crisis is expected to worsen after doctors in private and mission hospitals said they will stop working and join their public sector counterparts in the ongoing strike next week. The industrial action that has shut down the public health sector entered the fifth day today. (The Star)

-- Opposition Cord leaders warn that that peace in 2017 will only be guaranteed if the polls are free, fair, credible and transparent. The leaders claimed there was a plan to rig next year's elections and warned that this would plunge the country into chaos. (The Standard).

-- Kenyan teachers will benefit from new salaries and allowances before the end of the four-year period as President Uhuru Kenyatta assures his government is committed to fast-tracking the implementation of the deal. (People Daily) Endit