{"id":7079,"date":"2026-03-27T05:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-03-27T05:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:54:30","slug":"tmg-1-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/tmg-1-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds Benefit as Westlands Bursary Drive Wraps Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><kbd><mark style=\"background-color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BY FLORENCE SIMIYU<\/mark><\/kbd><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/tandaomedia.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tim-wanyonyi-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bungoma gubernatorial aspirant Timothy Wanyonyi and Westlands MP at a past event. 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