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    <abstract lang="eng" displayLabel="Abstract">This point shapefile identifies major cities in Kenya for 2000. Data from 1:50,000 and 250,000 topographic maps originally created by the Geological Survey of Kenya were digitized by the International Livestoack Research Institute and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.</abstract>
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    <note lang="eng" displayLabel="Preferred citation">Geological Survey of Kenya, Japanese International Cooperation Agency, and International Livestock Research Institute. (2000). Major Cities: Kenya, 2000. World Resources Institute. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mb999xf7048</note>
    <note displayLabel="Use limitation">Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.</note>
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