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- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ↑ Kenya Power and Lighting Company: Annual Report 2006 [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ BBC Sports, December 30, 2004: New chairman for Kenya
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