Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Sunday:

-- Kenya's ruling Jubilee leaders dismissed Opposition claims that they are scheming to influence the outcome of next year's election. They noted that the electoral agency is an independent body whose work is mainly to arbitrate elections and does not report to Jubilee or Opposition Cord. (Sunday Nation)

-- Tourism players at the Kenyan Coast are banking on battlefield tourism to increase the number of tourists. This form of tourism involves recreational travel to active or former war zones for purposes of sightseeing. (The Standard on Sunday)

-- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta encouraged police officers to engage in legitimate business to keep off corruption. The force is consistently named as the most corrupt institution in Kenya, with Kenyatta noting extra sources of income can stem the vice among officers. (The Star)

-- Kenyan banks are testing a new electronic payment system that will enable their customers to make instant transfer of money from several financial institutions as they take battle to control money transfer services to telecommunication companies. (The East African) Endit