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- ↑ "3 ODM MPs Snub Meeting With Raila Odinga". kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ Omondi, Asher (18 June 2018). "Coast ODM MPs aligned to Ruto boycott Raila's meeting in Mombasa". Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ Onyango, Jacob (31 July 2018). "ODM gives rebel coast MPs 7 days to show cause why they should not be punished". Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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