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- ↑ Raila, Uhuru parties lock out rivals in by-elections - The Standard http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000066381&pageNo=4
- ↑ Big win for Uhuru and Raila http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Big+win+for+Uhuru+and+Raila/-/1064/1510364/-/i06g0j/-/index.html
- ↑ MPs-elect set to serve for only three months, Daily Nation (print edition)