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- 1 2 George Juma (3 March 2017). "Former Uriri Member of Parliament Cyprian Omollo is dead". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
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