Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

The following are news in Kenyan media outlets on Friday.

-- Opposition leaders coalescing under the National Super Alliance (NASA) were Thursday putting out fires following unconfirmed reports that the coalition's technical committee had settled on Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka as the presidential pairing in the August elections.

The principals met the coalition's coordinating committee in Nairobi to find ways of calming the storm over the allegations that their flag-bearer have been identified. The four principals are expected to go for retreat to agree on who would be their presidential candidate. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya's celebrated first woman Olympic Gold Medalist has failed a drug test by world's athletes' governing body.

Jemima Sumgong, 32, tested positive for banned boosters, the IAAF confirmed Friday. (The Standard)

-- Opposition leaders won big Thursday as the electoral commission caved in to pressure and allowed them to operate a parallel tallying system. The condition is that it is only for internal use. (The Star)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party is grappling with logistical nightmare in the face of a huge number of aspirants gearing up for the upcoming nominations. With at least 8,000 aspirants for various positions, the exercise could easily pass for a General Election. (People Daily)

-- Traders are hoarding maize stocks enough to last the country a month in anticipation of future high prices, denying the consumers cheap flour by creating artificial shortage in the market. (Business Daily) Endit