Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

NAIROBI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- Kenyans waited with bated breath on Wednesday evening for President Uhuru Kenyatta to announce his much-awaited Cabinet. Anxiety has for the last five days been building among the 13 Cabinet secretaries whose names were missing from a list read last Friday.

Kenyatta jets out of the country Thursday evening for South Africa and there was expectation he would announce his cabinet before departure. His style of keeping everybody guessing has unsettled both his friends and foes. (The Standard)

-- Kenya on Wednesday protested the release of the European Union Election Observer Mission report without input from the government, calling the move unprocedural and disdainful. Head of EU mission released their findings in Brussels, Belgium. (Daily Nation)

-- The World Health Organization has pledged to support Kenya in rolling out universal healthcare in five years. (The Star)

-- Sales of Kenya Airways inaugural flight to the U.S. on October 28 are officially open, with the airline targeting main corporates and premium travelers. (Business Daily) Enditem