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- ↑ "Butere ACK Bishop Wambunya quits five months after Covid-19 attack". The Star. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ "The Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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