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- ↑ "Mung'aro beats Aisha Jumwa in Kilifi governor race". The Star. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed 19 June 2008. He was elected as the Speaker of the Senate on 8th September 2022 after garnering 46 votes in an election that was boycotted by Azimio la Umoja Senators
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- ↑ "Pamoja African Alliance, new parties reaping big ahead of primaries". Nation. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "Lets do more than our predecessors, Senate Speaker urges new Senators | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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