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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, April 16, 2017 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news highlights in Kenya's media outlets on Sunday.

-- Electoral commission clears 41,000 aspirants to participate in party primaries for the positions of governor, senator, members of Parliament and County Assemblies. This is the largest number of aspirants in the electoral history of the country as majority seeks to be politicians following rise on salaries. Opposition party ODM has the highest number of aspirants followed by ruling Jubilee party. (Standard on Sunday)

-- Kenya to soon export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia and start selling meat to Qatar if negotiations between the two countries bear fruit. This follows talks between President Kenyatta and leaders of the two countries during a visit to Nairobi this week. (Sunday Nation)

-- Economists warn that Kenya's increased interest rate on domestic borrowing will stunt economic growth. Domestic debt stands at 19 billion U.S. dollars. (The Star) Endit