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Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

Xinhua, May 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Kenyans to bear the brunt of U.S. government decision to withdraw over 20 million dollars annual aid to the country's health ministry over claims of corruption and integrity issues. (The Standard)

-- Inspection of voters' register containing names of some 19 million people kicks of Thursday, with the crucial exercise set to allow citizens to verify their details and rectify any errors that would otherwise bar them from voting on August 8. (Daily Nation)

-- Ruling party Jubilee contracts the services of a global data company and a British public relations firm to help in the re-election bid of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two firms are said to have helped U.S. President Donald Trump and Leave side in Brexit to win polls in U.S. and Britain. (The Star)

-- Kenya has reached out to Benin as it seeks to expand the export market for its products that include coffee, tea and fresh produce. (Business Daily) Endit