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Top news items in Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, January 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Bodies of Kenyan soldiers killed by the Al-Shabaab at a camp in Somalia were on Friday received in Kenya and families notified as leaders mourned the gallant heroes and condoled with their kin.

Fresh details emerged on Saturday of how the soldiers fought gallantly for six hours to ward off the deadly attack from hundreds of Al-Shabaab militants during the fight at their base in Kulbiyow, Somalia. Kenya has said despite the attacks, it would not be cowed in its quest to fight the terror group. (Sunday Nation)

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga appeals to his young supporters to register in large numbers to vote for him in August elections, which he termed as a do or die moment for him. He accused ruling party Jubilee of failing to improve lives of people. (Standard on Sunday)

-- Kenya asks the U.S. to withdraw a travel advisory it issued to its citizens warning them not to visit the Coast, the country's tourism bedrock. The government noted the country is safer as terror attacks have been curbed. (The Star) Endit