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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

Xinhua, April 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Cracks started to appear in the Opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) on Friday, a day after the naming of Raila Odinga as the presidential candidate and Kalonzo Musyoka as his running mate, with some members claiming that the latter got a raw deal.

Each of the five NASA leaders controls a voting bloc in the regions they come from, therefore, with Musyoka supporters claiming that he was side-stepped, the claims could jolt his voting bloc in Eastern Kenya. (Standard on Saturday)

-- Voters lead a silent revolt against elected leaders in Kenya as tens of sitting Members of Parliament lose in party primaries to newcomers. Some of those who lost are close to top political leaders, an indication that voters are charting new paths. (Saturday Nation)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta calls for more investment in geothermal energy as he commissions new projects where well-head, a new technology developed by Kenyan engineers is being used to harness the power. (The Star) Endit