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- ↑ District Development Plan, 2002-2008: Mt. Elgon. Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Finance and Planning. 2002.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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