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Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

Xinhua,March 29, 2018 Adjust font size:

NAIROBI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, immigration chief Gordon Kihalangwa and police boss Joseph Boinett could be sent to jail on Thursday for disobeying a court order to release fiery lawyer Miguna Miguna. High Court Judge George Odunga on Wednesday found the trio in contempt of court, convicted them and ordered that they appear in court in person for sentencing. (Daily Nation)

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta would not give the State of the Nation address as has been the norm in March every year since he was first elected. He left the country on Thursday morning for a four-day state visit to Mozambique. (The Star)

-- Parliament thwarted efforts by the Kenya Defence Forces to hasten payment of pension, gratuities and compensation to soldiers and their families after the National Assembly nullified regulations. (The Standard)

-- Coffee sector regulator has embarked on a plan that will pay farmers monthly for bean deliveries instead of the current six-month cycle. (Business Daily) Enditem

 

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