Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news in Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Two Kenyan trainee doctors on the police list of wanted terrorists have been killed in a sting operation in Libya. Farah Dagane Hassan, 26 and Hiish Ahmed Ali, 25, who were interns at a hospital in western Kenya before they fled died in the Libyan city of Sirte after a raid against Islamic State remnants.

Before the trainees fled, investigations linked them to a terrorism network comprising young doctors that was planning biological weapon attacks in Kenya. The plan was uncovered in April last year after one of the suspected masterminds was arrested. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenyan firms that had started reaping from oil discoveries made in Turkana suffered a major blow last year following a huge decline in revenues. This is after oil exploration took a hit following a dip in the global prices of oil and a subsequent reduction in investments by firms prospecting for oil. (The Standard)

-- Opposition leader Raila Odinga has for the first time signalled how his National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition intends to protect its presidential votes, noting it will have 450,000 agents across the country, at least 10 agents in every polling station. (The Star)

-- Kenya's banking sector has attracted nine more banks from different countries after the Central Bank of Kenya lifted a freeze on the licensing of new lenders. The banking regulator said the banks are seeking approval to set shop in Nairobi, citing a resilient economy, deeper financial connection and a dynamic regional market. (Business Daily)

-- More than 30,000 cases of child abuse were reported in Kenya over the past 10 years through a national child help line service. Child neglect, sexual abuse and physical abuse incidences account for the lion's share of abuses against minors. (People Daily) Endit