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Kenyans head to the polls for the first time since a new constitution was passed in 2010 to reform the political system and ease ethnic divides. Leading the race of eight presidential candidates are Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga, the sons of Kenya's first post-independence president and vice-president respectively. Vying to be its first female president is veteran politician Martha Karua. But old habits seem to die hard, with the campaigns marred by violence, hate speech and vote-buying.

More than 125,000 Hong Kong households stand to benefit from proposed revisions to eligibility rules for public housing, which lawmakers discuss today. The housing panel will debate new income and asset limits for applicants, such as raising the income ceiling for a typical family of four from HK$20,710 a month to HK$22,140, which will allow more families to apply.