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Top new items in Kenya's major media outlets

Xinhua, May 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- The battle for 50 plus one votes to win the August 8 polls has started in earnest with presidential contenders Uhuru Kenyatta, the incumbent, and opposition leader Raila Odinga working on how to clinch the numbers. (Saturday Nation)

-- Al-Shabaab resorts to extorting money from families of their injured fighters at the Kenyan Coast through blackmail and intimidation, intelligence reports showed. (Standard on Saturday)

-- At least 19 people died Saturday morning following a road accident involving a passenger bus and two trailers along a major highway in western Kenya. The accident is one of the latest as road carnage continues to claims thousands of lives in Kenya. (The Star)

-- A number of Kenyan banks are banking on shareholders to shore up their core capital as customers shift money from bank accounts to alternative investments that promise decent returns. (The East African) Endit