Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

NAIROBI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Saturday.

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday made minimal changes to his Cabinet in which he dropped 13 secretaries, five women and eight men. Kenyatta retained only six secretaries and nominated three new faces telling the country that he would make further changes soon. The partial announcement of the Cabinet follows months of anxiety during which delegations, community elders and politicians reached him. (Standard on Saturday)

-- Local sports entities are already struggling to remain afloat barely a week after a major betting firm walked out on them in protest of increased government taxation. The gaming industry was slapped with 35 percent tax, which took effect this year. (Saturday Nation)

-- Kenya can now order for a new typhoid vaccine approved by the World Health Organization. The vaccine has longer immunity than the older one. (The Star) Enditem