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  "id": 7743228,
  "title": "Makau Mutua: Kenya hosting World Athletics Championships shows country’s global respect",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/makau-mutua-kenya-hosting-world-athletics-championships-shows",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:20:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/makau-mutua-kenya-hosting-world-athletics-championships-shows-countrys-global-respect"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Political analyst and lawyer Makau Mutua has linked Kenya’s successful bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships to what he described as the country’s growing global respect. In a post shared on his X account on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Mutua said the decision to award Nairobi the global athletics showcase demonstrated the standing of […]",
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        "title": "London Misses out to Nairobi in 2029 World Athletics Bid",
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        "title": "‘This is huge’: Athletes hail World Athletics Championships win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/this-is-huge-athletes-hail-world-athletics-championships-win",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KBC",
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