Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Nearly 40 people were killed in road accidents in 24 hours in Kenya, 16 of them at the Sachang'wan black spot on Tuesday morning. Nineteen others had died in multiple-car accidents in western Kenya on Monday, while four lost their lives in the eastern part on the same day.

The horrific Tuesday crash at Sachang'wan stretch brought to 40 the number of lives lost on the killer 15km stretch in the last 42 days as the National Transport and Safety Authority was under fire for failing to curb road carnage. More than 64 survivors were rushed to various hospitals. (Daily Nation)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday said he is willing to engage the opposition as he led Kenyans in commemorating the 53rd Independence Day. He however cautioned that his government will not hesitate to take stern action against any leader or citizen who breaches the constitution. (The Star)

-- Kenya's revenue is not growing as fast as the economy, the World Bank has said. In the 2016/17 financial year, tax-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio fell to 16.9 per cent, the lowest in a decade. (The Standard)

-- The number of tablets shipped to Kenya fell by a large margin in the three months to September as the markets felt the ramifications of reduced demand from the public sector. International Data Corporation shows that the situation in Kenya was in keeping with regional trends in Middle East and elsewhere in Africa. (Business Daily) Enditem