{"id":802690,"date":"2026-06-01T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=802690"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:05:45","slug":"ruto-leads-historic-madaraka-day-celebrations-in-wajir-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/06\/ruto-leads-historic-madaraka-day-celebrations-in-wajir-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Madaraka Day 2026: President Ruto leads historic national celebrations in Wajir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cvwp-video-player \" style=\"width: 100%; height:506px; max-width:900px; background-image:url( https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/06\/5df43230-d055-4e71-84dd-204f2e31cce3.png )\" data-source=\"youtube\" data-video_id=\"K1pe8PmbElc\" data-duration=\"0\" data-width=\"900\" data-aspect=\"16x9\" data-volume=\"30\" data-fullscreen=\"1\" data-loop=\"0\" 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