{"id":790297,"date":"2026-01-14T10:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=790297"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:39:55","slug":"douglas-wakiiuri-road-demolition-cars-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/douglas-wakiiuri-road-demolition-cars-destroyed\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Dawn demolition flattens carwash, vehicles opposite Nyayo Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 14 \u2014 Several vehicles were destroyed during the dawn demolition of a carwash and adjacent businesses on Douglas Wakiiuri Road, formerly Aerodrome Road, opposite Rubis Nyayo Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All cars in the yard, including those at the carpet and carwash, were flattened, alongside a restaurant and other structures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation has blocked the road, with bulldozers and large stones still 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