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- ↑ World Bank: Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Daily Nation, January 23, 2011: Bungei, another jewel from the Kabirirsang factory
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