NAIROBI, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news highlights in Kenyan media outlets on Monday.

--Leaders from across the political divide are pilling pressure on President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve his Cabinet in the wake of a storm created by an alleged assassination plot against his deputy William Ruto.

Mr Ruto claimed last week that four of his colleagues in the Cabinet -- Mr Peter Munya (Industrialization), Ms Sicily Kariuki (Health) and Mr Joe Mucheru (Information) were plotting to assassinate him, and yesterday several leaders, most of them from the ruling Jubilee Party, argued that the environment of mistrust and division within the Cabinet is affecting service delivery. (Daily Nation)

--The government might not hire new employees soon to free more money for development, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Margaret Kobia has said. Money for development has in the past been gobbled up by the bloated wage bill. (Star) Enditem

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