Top news items in major Kenyan media

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

-- Kenya will start to implement on pilot basis a new education curriculum next month in nearly 500 schools. The country has been working on the competence-based curriculum for several years as it seeks to replace the current system said to be encouraging rote learning, with many students leaving schools "uneducated."

Among other things, the pilot phase will evaluate the relevancy and effectiveness of instructional materials in promoting learning. (The Standard)

-- Political aspirants in Kenya flex their financial muscles from hundreds to millions of U.S. dollars as they campaign for various posts with helicopters, top-of-the-range vehicles, trucks and billboards. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta told Parliament to ensure the two-thirds gender law that seeks to hand women more seats is passed when members return from recess. (The Star)

-- Kenya is now the third highest ranked sub-Saharan African country in terms of its travel and tourism competitiveness, the World Economic Forum report showed. (Business Daily) Endit