Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

NAIROBI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Thursday.

-- Ten commercial banks under investigations for processing clients' transactions from the National Youth Service have maintained a studious silence - even as Central Bank and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) warned of consequences that could include loss of operating licences. (Daily Nation)

-- The earliest Kenya can export her first barrel of crude oil will be in December, even as it embarks on trucking the first 600 barrels from Turkana to Mombasa this Sunday. (The Standard)

-- Electoral commission boss has called for the synchronization of databases in the voter register and the civil registry to end double registration. The agency also wants the register harmonized with those of births and deaths to eliminate cases of dead voters. (The Star)

-- Japanese electronics giant SONY's quest to protect its trade name in Kenya has suffered a major setback after the High Court rules that the company is not a well-known brand in the country. Sony Corporation had filed a suit against owners of a mall seeking to protect its "Sony tag." (Business Daily) Enditem