Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenya's media outlets on Friday.

-- National Super Alliance's plan to swear in opposition leader Raila Odinga early next year received a boost on Thursday after his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka said they would take the oath together.

Musyoka who made his first public engagement in three months on Thursday signals the escalation of political tension into the New Year as the opposition chiefs stick to their guns that their victory was stolen in the August 8 polls. (Daily Nation)

-- Protracted political tension, job losses and slow economic growth made this year worse than 2016, a new survey showed. The survey released Thursday indicated that the year was worse to at least 75 percent of Kenyans. (The Standard)

-- Kenya on Thursday banned the importation, manufacture, advertising and sale of shisha following the footsteps of Rwanda and Tanzania. Anyone who contravenes the law would be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 U.S. dollars or six months in jail. (The Star)

-- Fear of job losses in Kenya in the new year mount as spending on development drops to 437 million U.S. dollars. (Business Daily) Enditem