Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on opposition leader Raila Odinga to abandon his planned swearing-in on Dec.12, saying it is unconstitutional.

U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto, who met Odinga and his team in Nairobi, told the opposition leaders that America would push for dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta to find an amicable solution. The Church, the European Union, the United Nations, some civil society groups, and international elections observers have urged respect for the rule of law and dialogue to resolve the matter. (The Standard)

-- Teachers have rejected a round of changes in the management of schools announced by their employer on Tuesday, saying some of them were punitive and unreasonable. Unions further said they were not consulted. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenya based its decision to ban plastics on scientific evidence of the threats of pollution. The government on Wednesday told the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. (The Star)

-- The government is targeting to construct a million homes over the next five years as part of President Uhuru Kenyatta's agenda to make housing affordable. Out of the number, 800,000 units will be delivered under public private partnerships while 200,000 will be social housing. (Business Daily) Enditem