NAIROBI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Kenya's major media outlets on Saturday.

-- Parliament will next week crack down on scores of lazy MPs who have been pocketing millions of shillings in weekly allowances without attending committee meetings.

On Thursday, the leadership of the National Assembly said it will kick such MPs out of the committees in a move aimed at ensuring solemnity in the discharge of parliamentary affairs so that taxpayers can get value for money. (Saturday Nation)

-- Secret details of how the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) is planning to better the lives of teachers have emerged, even as internal wrangles threaten to dim the hope.

As the country unites today to mark World Teachers Day, a confidential document prepared by the union's technical team reveals Knut's backroom plans to push for higher salaries and allowances to cushion teachers from harsh economic times. (Saturday Standard)

-- Thousands of families are staring at tough economic times following a wave of layoffs affecting many companies.

At least 2,000 workers have lost their jobs since July and many more companies have announced intentions of getting rid of hundreds of workers before the end of the year. (Star) Enditem

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