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- ↑ Kenya Gazette 24 Mar 2000 p585
- ↑ "The Rt Revd Isaac Ng'ang'a - The Anglican Church Of Kenya - Anglican Communion". www.worldanglican.com. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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