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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, March 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are news items in major Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- The electoral commission is staring at a monumental task as the number of aspirants for the six elective seats inches closer to 40,000, thrice the figure in 2013. Despite this, the agency's chairman on Wednesday said his team is ready for the polls as he attributed the large number to what appears to be Kenyans' insatiable love to become the Member of the County Assembly. (Daily Nation)

-- The Ministry of Education has attributed low employment rates among Kenyan graduates to falling education standards in public universities. Education Cabinet Secretary cited the mismatch between knowledge, skills and competencies required in the market and what the universities offer among reasons employers shun graduates. (The Standard)

-- Kenya has been tipped to create at least 7,500 new dollar millionaires in the next nine years as Nairobi grows to be among the most preferred cities in the world for investment, a new report said. (Business Daily)

-- Opposition coalition National Super Alliance (NASA) raids on traditional ruling party Jubilee strongholds have sent shock waves to President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election team. The team is increasingly worried by NASA's forays into its bedrock and fears the opposition may convert vast crowds into votes to make Kenyatta a one-term president. (The Star)

-- The government has launched a grand plan to ensure public land is managed economically amid growing population. The plan envisages to transform the country into a globally competitive and prosperous nation. (People Daily) Endit