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Pastor Irungu beats Truphena's record, faints before hitting 80-hour target

Environmentalist Truphena Muthoni and Pastor James Irungu. [UGC]

Murang’a-based Pastor James Irungu fainted an hour before he hit his 80-hour tree-hugging challenge in his efforts to create awareness on Cancer.

He collapsed barely one hour and 23 minutes to conquer his 80-hour target in Murang'a town,  to the amusement of hundreds of his supporters who had arrived at 4.45 am to cheer him at 5 am, the set time to break the World Record.

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