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References
- ↑ "Overcoming Hurdles: The Memoires of Bishop Gideon Githiga : an Autobiography" 2013 ISBN 9789966768919
- ↑ "The Bible and Politics in Africa" p149: Bamberg; University of Bamberg Press; 2012 ISBN 978-3-86309-090-6
- ↑ ACK Thika
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