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- ↑ "Nandi County To Spend 2B To Build Koitalel University". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ↑ "Librarian | Koitaleel Samoei University College". ksu.ac.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-29.