{"id":102,"date":"2026-06-10T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samatech.co.ke\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:09:19","slug":"modern-ccna-2-0-with-ai-july-2026-intake-sama-tech-institute-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samatech.co.ke\/blog\/modern-ccna-2-0-with-ai-july-2026-intake-sama-tech-institute-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern CCNA 2.0 with AI | July 2026 Intake | Sama Tech Institute Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* Locations Section - FIXED FOR HIGH CONTRAST Legibility *\/\n.st-ccna-locations { \n  background: #e8f5e9 !important; \/* Light pastel green background *\/\n  padding: 30px; \n  border-radius: 10px; \n  margin: 30px 0; \n  color: #0f2d11 !important; \/* Extremely dark forest green for regular text *\/\n}\n.st-ccna-locations h2 { \n  color: #0a2540 !important; \/* Deep navy blue for the main section title *\/\n  text-align: center; \n  margin-bottom: 15px; 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