Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

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

-- Poor voter turnout marked the first day of mass registration on Monday even as the ruling party Jubilee and Opposition Cord leaders went all out to encourage citizens to register in the month-long exercise. Cabinet and principal secretaries and lawmakers were among those who visited several registration centres to rally residents to register. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya has banned importation of live birds and chicken products from Uganda following a confirmed outbreak of Bird Flu in the neighbouring country on Sunday evening. (Business Daily)

-- Kenya's exports to Uganda shrink raising fears that the country is losing its grip on its biggest market for locally produced products. The exports stood at 405 million U.S. dollars in the first 10 months last year, an indication they would not surpass 686 million dollars in 2015. (The Standard)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday put all hate mongers on notice, warning that they would be ruthlessly dealt with as the country gears up for campaigns ahead of the August 8 election. (People Daily)

-- Banks have linked slowing growth in disbursement of loans to the private sector to the high cost of funds that hit the industry in the last quarter of 2016. (The Star) Endit