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- ↑ World Scout Bureau, July 9, 2009: Gone home: Kinuthia Murugu, former Africa Regional Director Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ WORLD SCOUT BUREAU • Triennial Report 2005 - 2008 [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Capital FM, July 9, 2009: Kenyans mourn Youth Affairs PS Kenyans mourn Youth Affairs PS Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Daily Nation, July 9, 2009: Youth PS Murugu dies in Nairob
- ↑ "Murugu laid to rest at his Kimorori farm » Capital News". Capital News. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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