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References
- ↑ "Tanzania: Speaker Names Members of 18 Bunge Standing Committees". AllAfrica.
- ↑ "Tanzania: Karamagi Displeased With Party Polls Results". AllAfrica.
- ↑ "Parliament of Tanzania". www.parliament.go.tz. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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