Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets
Xinhua,May 07, 2018 Adjust font size:
NAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Monday.
-- The disquiet within the ruling Jubilee Party over President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga unity pact came to the fore on Sunday when a group of leaders accused their opposition counterparts of seeking to gain political mileage from the two leaders' handshake. (Daily Nation)
-- A secret dossier by the global athletics body has linked 363 top athletes, including those from Kenya, to prohibited drug use. The list includes world athletics stars whose blood and urine samples have returned suspicious results. (The Standard)
-- The maiden state visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is aimed at bolstering his country's ties with Kenya. Ahmed arrived in Nairobi on Sunday and is expected to hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta and take stock of progress made on deals in 2016. (The Star)
-- The Treasury said it expects pay-as-you-earn taxes to grow to 4.47 billion U.S. dollars in the coming fiscal year, signaling its determination to push through the long promised review of the income tax law. (Business Daily) Enditem