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- ↑ "List of elected Governors in August 8th Election" (PDF). Capital FM Kenya. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ "List of elected Governors in August 8th Election" (PDF). Capital FM Kenya. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ "Members Of The 10th Parliament" . Retrieved 19 June 2008.
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