Top news items in Kenya's major media outlets

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-16 19:14:53|Editor: xuxin
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NAIROBI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i has confirmed that the specialized unit leading the rescue mission of the terror attack at Nairobi's Dusit D2 hotel, had by last evening secured all the affected buildings even as he condemned and described the incident an attack on Kenya's sovereignty. (Daily Nation)

-- The government has announced a 20 percent cut in doctors' fees. The reduction is, however, unlikely to have any major impact in your medical bill.

The doctor's charge is usually not more than 20 percent of the total medical bill, and in Kenya's case, according to Kenya Medical Association (KMA), 12 percent of the total bill. (Standard)

-- KCSE results of 3,427 candidates from 44 schools have been cancelled for cheating. They were among 53 schools whose results had been withheld pending investigations into suspected cheating.

The other 1,275 candidates and nine schools were cleared. This means the results of 4,702 candidates out of 660,204 that sat the exams had been flagged for possible cheating. (Star)

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