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- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Old boys". Kakamega high school.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ↑ "Vihiga MP Yusuf Chanzu risks losing prime land over loan default".
- ↑ "Chanzu eyes MP seat after losing to Ottichilo in 2017".
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