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- ↑ "Gazette Notice No. 3796". Kenya Gazette. CXIX (49): 1622. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
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