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- ↑ "Khaemba warns of maize glut, low prices". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Khaemba orders major changes in Trans Nzoia to seal corruption loopholes". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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