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- ↑ "Parliament of Tanzania". www.parliament.go.tz.
- ↑ "Tanzania: Newspaper reports looming constitutional crisis over", PanaPress , 6 April 2000, retrieved 3 April 2010
- ↑ "Msekwa Threat Unfair", AllAfrica.com , 25 September 2008, retrieved 3 April 2010
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