NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Kenya's major media outlets on Tuesday.
-- More than 200 schools are under investigation over plans to cheat in the national examinations, which begin next week, Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said Monday.
Also under probe is a teacher said to have collected 90,000 shillings (about 900 U.S. dollars) from students as payment for examination materials.
She said the government will go for the assets of suspects involved in selling fake examination papers. (Daily Nation)
-- Auditor-General Edward Ouko has unearthed cases of misappropriation of public funds in constituencies. Apart from misappropriation, Ouko also indicted the National Government Constituency Development Fund over unexplained expenditure and financial anomalies. (The Standard)
-- Kenya's ambassador to Russia and former sports permanent secretary Richard Ekai and two others on Monday denied abuse of office and graft charges arising from the 55 million shilling (550,000 dollar) Rio Olympics scandal. (The Star)
-- Uneven wealth distribution and reliance on rain-fed agriculture will derail Kenya from achieving its vision 2030 that seeks to eradicate extreme poverty in the next 12 years, the World Bank warns. (Business Daily) Enditem
