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- ↑ Buranajarukorn, Panu (13 March 2020). "Factors Influencing the Uptake of Flood Mitigation Measured in Budalangi, Kenya". Geographia Technica– via Academia.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 28 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003–6) [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine