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- 1 2 3 Kapiri Mposhi needs more growth Daily Mail, 23 July 2017
- ↑ Candidate results for Kapiri Mposhi Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ↑ Stanley Kasongo Kakubo National Assembly of Zambia
- ↑ UPDATE 2-Zambia names new mines minister, c.bank governor resigns Reuters, 7 September 2021
- ↑ HH Summons Kakubo Zambian Observer, 26 December 2023