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- ↑ "DPP mourns Karonga north west MP James Bond Kamwambi, laid to rest". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ parliament, Contact malawian members of. "contact MP James Bond Kamwambi". Contact malawian members of parliament.
- ↑ "Another Malawi MP dies of Covid-19 : DPP's Kamwambi". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. February 5, 2021.
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