Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news in Kenya's major media outlets on Thursday.

-- The Kenyan government unveiled financial estimates, in which the ruling party Jubilee has splashed out billions of U.S. dollars on projects to fulfill its campaign pledges. In the budget, the government proposed to spend 25 billion dollars, with significant expenditure on roads and infrastructure, energy as well as security and education.

Key government pet projects, such as the standard gauge railway, the laptop for schools programs and electricity distribution, enjoy huge allocations in the estimates released Wednesday. (Daily Nation)

-- The United Nations has issued a red alert about the high price of maize in Kenya, saying it could negatively impact access to food. In its latest Food Price Monitoring and Analysis Bulletin, UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation cites Kenya as one of the countries where prices of basic food commodities are at "abnormally high levels". (The Standard)

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday said mass protests were possible if August elections are rigged, comments likely to scare Kenyans of a repeat of the widespread violence after a disputed poll in 2007. (The Star)

-- Hope for a resolution to the crisis caused by the doctors' strike followed the Court of Appeal's Wednesday order to release seven union officials and direct resumption of negotiations under the supervision of various stakeholders. (People Daily)

-- Lack of trained personnel in Kenya poses the greatest risk in dealing with cyber security threats affecting banks, telecommunication companies and government organizations as threats grow, a new report shows. (Business Daily) Enditem