Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- President Uhuru Kenyatta apologized to Kenyans for letting them down during the divisive political period last year, and pledged to forge a united nation in his final term. (The Standard)

-- The war against the fall armyworm got a 4.5 million U.S. dollars boost after MPs approved the cash in the supplementary budget. The money was created from a 34 million dollars budget from irrigation department. (The Star)

-- Heavy rains on Wednesday continued to leave a trail of destruction across the country as more than 1,000 people were displaced after dams in Tana River County were submerged by floods, spilling water into the villages. (Daily Nation)

-- Parliament on Wednesday approved the continental free-trade zone pact, making Kenya the first African country to offer legal backing to the continental trading bloc. (Business Daily) Enditem