Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- Kenya is heating up and all projections indicate that things are to get worse, with one person reported to have died due to heat wave. Temperatures in Kenya this year between December 2017 and March have hit new highs renewing debate on global warming. The Meteorological Department said traditionally, temperatures range between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius in Nairobi but they are now averaging 30. (Daily Nation)

-- National Assembly Budget and Appropriation Committee has recommended the law on capping interest rates be reviewed and modified, noting it has affected the country's monetary policy. (The Star)

-- A proposal to alter the country's power structure through creation of a one-term president with diluted powers has assumed political undertones as ruling party leaders distance themselves from it. (The Standard)

-- The Trump administration should privately pressure the Kenyan government to respect democratic norms and obey the country's constitution, two former U.S. envoys to Nairobi have said. (Business Daily) Enditem