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- ↑ Parkinson, Tom; Phillips, Matt; Gourlay, Will (2006). Kenya. Lonely Planet. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-1-74059-743-2.
- ↑ Trillo, Richard (1 May 2013). The Rough Guide to Kenya. Rough Guides. pp. 551–. ISBN 978-1-4093-3018-9.
- ↑ Parkin, David (16 March 2006). The Sacred Void: Spatial Images of Work and Ritual Among the Giriama of Kenya. Cambridge University Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-521-02498-3.
- ↑ Carmichael, David L.; Hubert, Jane; Reeves, Brian; Audhild Schanche (15 April 2013). Sacred Sites, Sacred Places. Routledge. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-135-63320-2.