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- ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002) [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Kenya. 2022 Voter Registration Data . IEBC. https://www.iebc.or.ke/registration/?stats
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