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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, January 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Kenyan government has offered doctors a 40-percent pay rise to end their month-long strike.

The offer, which was announced after a day-long meeting on Wednesday between the doctors' union officials and President Uhuru Kenyatta, will see the least paid doctor take home a monthly salary of about 200 U.S. dollars, up from the current 140 dollars.

The doctors said they are considering the offer and will return to the negotiating table Friday, the day the strike is likely to be called off. (Daily Nation)

-- The Senate reconvened for a second special sitting Thursday to deliberate the divisive amendments to the new elections law.

Kenyans are eager to know if the Senate's Committee on Legal Affairs will propose changes to the disputed Elections Laws (Amendment) Act as it tables its report in the House after collecting public views.

-- The shilling has started the year on a turbulent note, slipping to a 15-month low against the U.S. dollars to set consumers for higher prices of imported goods. On Wednesday, the shilling traded at 103.10 against the dollar, down from 102.80. (Business Daily)

-- The entry of at least two international retail chains into Kenya's market, which has largely been dominated by a few local chains for the last two decades, has intensified competition in the industry, with Kenyans emerging as the greatest beneficiaries. (People Daily) Endit