{"id":2807,"date":"2022-06-07T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.kibu.ac.ke\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2022-06-07T08:50:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T08:50:51","slug":"kibu-analytical-chemist-attends-a-practicum-in-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fs\/kibu-analytical-chemist-attends-a-practicum-in-pretoria\/","title":{"rendered":"KIBU Analytical Chemist Attends a Practicum in Pretoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2807\" class=\"elementor elementor-2807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb4ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7fb4ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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