NAIROBI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Sunday.

-- Police in Bomet have intercepted a huge cache of explosives and detonators they believe were in transit to Nairobi for a possible terror attack.

The Friday night seizure comprised 1,750 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and 50 detonators intercepted on the Narok-Bomet highway during an operation conducted by officers from various security agencies. (Sunday Nation)

-- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is probing county governments suspected to have increased their wage bill through a combination of nepotism and illegal employment practices.

EACC detectives have now turned their focus on governors and their officers over bloated work forces following numerous complaints lodged against them over a hiring spree, burdening the taxpayers and using huge portions of their budgets on recurrent expenditure. (Sunday Standard) Enditem

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