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- ↑ Patrick Bulasho Musonda National Assembly of Zambia
- ↑ Reginald Ntomba (2016) The Mwanawasa Years: An Analysis of His Presidency, Gadsden Publishers, p68
- ↑ Unadopted MMD MPs Shun Reconciliatory Meeting The Post, 18 June 2006
- ↑ MMD suspends former youth chairman Zambian Watchdog, 7 April 2011