Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news in Kenyan media outlets on Friday.

-- Kenya is set to have direct flights to the United States after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi received Category One status, bringing to an end the long search for express flights between the two countries.

This follows the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority's approval of Kenya's application, which has elevated the country's profile as the regional hub. The move means Kenya Airways, Delta Airlines (US) will now fly directly from Kenya to the United States and vice-versa. (Daily Nation)

-- Teachers' unions are lobbying parliament to recall the 2016 secondary school national examination results, accusing the Ministry of Education and the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) of setting up last year's candidates for failure. (The Standard)

-- Stockbrokers and fund managers have been the hardest hit by the turbulence in the banking industry caused by interest rate capping that has seen investors fleeing the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the Capital Markets Authority said yesterday. (The Star)

-- The National Treasury said Thursday the government would have to halt all development projects to solely deal with the ballooning wage bill, warning that implementing the doctors' collective bargaining agreement would trigger more strikes. The doctors have been on strike for around three months and discussions are ongoing to resolve the stalemate. (People Daily) Endit