Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

NAIROBI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Friday.

-- The government may have been paying billions of shillings to ghost pupils under the Free Primary Education (FPE) project. Data from the Ministry of Education shows that the current total enrollment of pupils in public primary schools stands at 8.9 million. But the ongoing registration of students nationwide has only captured the details of 4.9 million children in public primary schools, which is about half the number that the government has been paying for under the FPE program. The government pays 14 U.S. dollars per child per year. (The Standard)

-- The Auditor-General has raised a red flag over the misuse of billions of public funds by state corporations and constitutional commission in a latest report. He blames the wastage on failure to follow procurement laws, over-payment of allowances and non-remittances of employees' statutory deductions. (Daily Nation)

-- Some lecturers missed their March salaries following the ongoing strike but union leaders said the move would not deter them in push for the implementation of the 2017-2021 salary deal. (The Star)

-- The Treasury is teaming up with the private sector to establish a wholesale company that will finance commercial banks and Saccos to enable them disburse affordable home loans to low-income earners. (Business Daily) Enditem