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Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

Xinhua,March 27, 2018 Adjust font size:

NAIROBI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Tuesday.

-- The government on Monday rejected lawyer Miguna Miguna's highly anticipated return to the country and attempted to re-deport him to Canada after a nine-hour standoff at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

But Miguna refused to board a Dubai-bound flight, triggering dramatic scenes ever witnessed at the JKIA in recent days. So violent were the scenes that the pilot of the place took off without Miguna, who disembarked and vowed to fight for his rights. (Daily Nation)

-- Donors and international community are warming up to the unity deal signed between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga reached last month, with pledges to bankroll the program. Among those willing to fund the landmark truce is the American government. (The Star)

-- Ukambani leaders have now changed their tune and declared their support for dialogue between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga. The leaders said being in government was the only way through which the Kamba community could propel development. (The Standard)

-- Kenya's two top cities Nairobi and Mombasa are also the nation's most unequal in terms of income distribution, a new report shows. The Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey found that a fifth of Nairobi and Mombasa residents own 86.4 percent and 78.2 percent of the wealth, respectively. (Business Daily) Enditem