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Top news items in Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, February 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Saturday.

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga are free to campaign for the presidency in the August elections even before the official date reaches, the electoral commission has said.

The agency boss said there is no law that stops any politician from campaigning and that the commission has no powers to stop aspirants though election timeline shows campaigns should start after June 28. Most politicians have started campaigns five months to the poll. (Saturday Nation)

-- Universities will be blocked from admitting students for one year if they fail to explain how they will address quality mess in their operations in 30 days. Each university has been given a status report detailing quality standard breaches following an audit that revealed rot in the institutions, which include admitting students who have not qualified to join. (The Standard on Saturday)

-- A majority of Kenyans want the government to pull Kenya Defence Forces from Somalia and to tell them the fate of their loved ones following two deadly attacks in which several soldiers were killed, a new poll shows. (The Star) Endit