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- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission – KPMG Report – IEBC – KPMG Report". www.iebc.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine