Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Monday.

-- Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi wants the deal between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga shelved, saying it is built on shaky ground and was deliberately designed to be a two-man affair. Mudavadi said Kenya should instead adopt broad-based talks that go beyond the political motives and ambitions of the two. (Daily Nation)

-- A network of cartels involving senior government officers is using police trucks to ferry charcoal and timber, in violation of the three-month ban on logging. (The Standard)

-- Kenya Tourism Board has partnered with several organizations to introduce an online training program to promote domestic tourism. The initiative seeks to leverage on increased use of internet in the country. (The Star)

-- Pastoralist communities are the most polygamous in Kenya, a new national survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows. At the national level, the survey shows 6.2 percent of the adult population is in polygamous unions but in pastoralist counties, up to 35 percent of people are polygamous. (Business Daily) Enditem