Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

News highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

-- HIV/Aids is the number one cause of death and disability among Kenyan children aged 10 and 24, new research shows. Deaths in 2013 were the highest among 15 and 19-year-olds. (Daily Nation)

-- Kenyan supermarkets are stopped from selling own sugar brands by the standard's agency, noting the practice has led to rise in importation of contraband product. (Business Daily)

-- Members of Parliament have called for a joint meeting of the National Assembly and Senate committees to consider changing the procedure for appointing electoral commissioners. Opposition Cord is seeking for the disbandment of the electoral agency before 2017 polls. (The Standard)

-- The creation of a new party on which President Uhuru Kenyatta will seek his re-election in 2017 is in its final stages. The party will be launched next month. (THE STAR)