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- ↑ http://www.mudavadi2013.com/South_Rift/Laikipia/Joshua%20Irungu.htm Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 31. LAIKIPIA COUNTY
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- ↑ H.E. Joshua Irungu: County Government of Laikipia
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- ↑ Mwakilishi.com "View Results of the Kenya Elections from All Counties Using Our Interactive Tool | Mwakilishi.com". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Leave white settlers alone, Meru leaders now warned http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/thepeople/77615/leave-white-settlers-alone-meru-leaders-now-warned%5B%5D
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