{"id":3510,"date":"2026-06-13T18:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:23:23","slug":"ngeno-and-kalondu-win-the-third-edition-of-the-safaricom-ceo-run-held-at-karura-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3510","title":{"rendered":"Ng\u2019eno\u00a0and\u00a0Kalondu\u00a0Win\u00a0the\u00a0Third\u00a0Edition\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Safaricom\u00a0CEO\u00a0Run\u00a0Held\u00a0at\u00a0Karura\u00a0Forest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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