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- ↑ Islam & Ethnicity in Northern Kenya & Southern Ethiopia. Boydell & Brewer. 2012. ISBN 9781847010469.
- ↑ "Murule clan's powerful leader whose word is final". Nation. October 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Mandera's Murulle clan inaugurate their Sultan in a colourful ceremony". The Star.
- ↑ Inter-clan Conflict in Mandera District: a Case of the Garre and Murulle, 2004-2009.
- ↑ "Kenya Alerts Camel Corps (1960)" – via www.youtube.com.