Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets
Xinhua, May 8, 2017 Adjust font size:
The following are news highlights in major Kenyan media outlets on Monday.
-- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to present new measures in Parliament to address the rising cost of living, which has become a key campaign issue before the August election.
Under pressure from multiple sections of the society burdened by rising prices of essential commodities like maize flour, sugar and milk, the Kenyan government seeks to review budgetary provisions that can cushion consumers. (Daily Nation)
-- Kenya plans to move 2,000 barrels of oil daily from Turkana oilfields in northern Kenya to Mombasa port by road from mid-this month, in the absence of a pipeline, to be stored at the Mariakani refinery tanks. (Business Daily)
-- Kenya's already depleted maize stock is facing more pressure following a fall armyworm invasion in the breadbaskets, worsening food insecurity. (People Daily) Endit