Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Opposition leaders on Wednesday unveiled a unity agreement but without key elements of a power-sharing formula. They left open the possibility of amending the Constitution to create more positions in government but cautiously skirted the thorny issue of who gets what, including their presidential candidate. Their coalition known as the National Super Alliance later submitted to the Registrar of Political Parties the document. (Daily Nation)

-- Ongoing lecturers' strike likely to continue for long after the government Wednesday declined to add a single cent to its 96 million U.S. dollars offer to the tutors, noting the money should be shared equally among all university workers, including paying their pensions. (The Standard)

-- Interest rate cap and vagaries of weather pose a bigger threat to Kenya's growth this year than political jitters ahead of the August 8 election, economists polled from leading global banks, consultancies and think-tanks have suggested. (The Star)

-- New mobile payment system Kenyan banks launched last week would significantly reduce the use of cheques, payment cards and electronic fund transfers, analysts said. (Business Daily)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday attended the inauguration of the new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and pledged Kenya's continued support to the country to bring peace and stability. (People Daily) Endit