Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets
Xinhua,March 06, 2018 Adjust font size:
NAIROBI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Tuesday.
-- The four opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) principals on Monday set the ground for constitutional change around the over a decade Bomas Draft. They would like the country to not only have an elected president and a deputy but also an appointed prime minister to chair the cabinet. The opposition believes the draft document is perhaps the best reference document on the plan to change the current political system where the winner takes it all. The four principals are expected to start popularizing the document that they believe cures the problems of inclusion. (Daily Nation)
-- University staff have been asked by union leaders to keep off work despite calls by the vice-chancellors to end the strike and allow for negotiations. (The Star)
-- The High Court has faulted Parliament for amending election laws in 2016 without following the standing orders and the constitution. The laws were used in 2017 polls. The judge noted two committees formed by speakers of Senate and National Assembly were illegal. (The Standard)
-- Petroleum consumers in the coastal towns could soon feel more pain at the pump if a proposal by the energy sector regulator to create uniform fuel prices across the country is adopted. Consumers at the coast have been enjoying lower prices due to proximity at the port. (Business Daily) Enditem