Off the wire
• China's BeiDou system to expand cooperation to SE Asia  • Top news items in major S. African media outlets  • Spotlight: Egypt works hard to revive Palestine-Israel peace talks  • Interview: Japanese entrepreneur takes world's most difficult cleaning job  • Interview: Vital China-U.S. relationship needs careful handling -- Asia studies expert  • Commentary: Healthy China-U.S. trade ties to benefit both countries and world  • Foreign exchange rates in India  • New plastic-eating fungus may solve garbage problem  • China takes free trade zones up to 11  • China issues over 98 mln chipped passports in five years  
You are here: 　 Home

Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, April 1, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta sounds frustrated and cornered as he campaigns for his second term in elections to be held on August 8. His frustrations critics note arise from unmet campaign promises that include lifting Kenya into a double digit economy and bettering the lives of the masses. Kenyatta is also engaging in bare-knuckled attacks with his opponents in what seems unpresidential. (Saturday Nation)

-- Opposition leaders continue to assure their supporters that they will remain united as claims that one of them is set to defect from their National Super Alliance soar. (Saturday Standard)

-- Ruling Jubilee Party has set ambitious vote target of 10-15 percent in several battleground counties, where President Uhuru Kenyatta is commissioning development projects to win over Opposition supporters. (The Star) Endit