Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

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

-- Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) has threatened to withdraw from the August 8 elections if the High Court decision allowing announcement of results at polling and constituency level is overturned.

Led by presidential flag-bearer Raila Odinga, NASA principals demanded that the electoral commission withdraws its case filed in the Court of Appeal challenging the decision. The coalition threatened to hold countrywide protests if this is not done. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya hopes to reap big from an ongoing conference on international cooperation in Beijing, China. President Uhuru Kenyatta has earned himself a slot at the highest decision-making table at the Belt and Road Forum due to Kenya's robust infrastructure development. (The Standard)

-- Kenyan consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets after the pump price of petrol and kerosene went up for the third month in a row, signalling a rise in the cost of living as prices of basic products continue to spike. (People Daily)

-- Kenya has signed a defence co-operation pact with South Africa that will see the two countries jointly fight terrorism, organized international crime, and human and drug trafficking. (Business Daily) Enditem