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- ↑ Lines, Kate; Makau, Jack (2017). Muungano nguvu yetu (unity is strength) 20 years of the Kenyan federation of slum dwellers (PDF). IIED.
- ↑ "Who Owes Matopeni Settlement an Explanation? - Slum Dwellers International". SDI. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2024.