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- ↑ "Lorine Chebet Kaei". volleyball.world/en/volleyball/worldcup/2019.
- ↑ "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". fivb.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "MALKIA STRIKERS JETS OFF TO JAPAN FOR THE 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". volleyballkenya.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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