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- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4
- ↑ Cecil Hoey and Hoeys Bridge (now Moi's Bridge), Old Africa Magazine, Jan 2015 online
- ↑ Cecil Hoey and Hoeys Bridge (now Moi's Bridge), Old Africa Magazine, Jan 2015 online
- ↑ Zakenya online
- ↑ The Rough Guide Map - Kenya