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- ↑ "Kenya Gazette 12 Apr 1990 p 458
- ↑ OCMS
- ↑ "Religion and Politics in Kenya: Essays in Honor of a Meddlesome Priest" Knighton, B p 94: New York; Palgrave Macmillan; 2009 ISBN 9781349378616
- ↑ "Overseas Appointments" . Church Times . No. 6633. 30 March 1990. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 22 February 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ ACK
- ↑ Anglican News
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