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- ↑ "Ex-Kenyan international named national cricket team coach". Daily Nation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ Daily Nation, 16 August 2009: Odumbe back in action after ban
