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- ↑ See Kenyan presidential election, 2007 for more information
- ↑ KENYAN REBELS CORNERED IN PARLIAMENT BY KIBAKI, CHAMA CHA MWANANCHI, 2008-05-23, accessed 2008-11-11
- ↑ Profile of CIPEV members, CIPEV website, accessed on 2008-05-23
- ↑ Daily Nation, 14 October 2008: Waki report to be handed over
- ↑ Daily Nation, 17 October 2008: Waki report breaks new ground, but will it be implemented?
- ↑ Annan did not ambush Kenya, says Justice minister
- ↑ Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard). 16 December 2008. p. 4107. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
