{"id":69416,"date":"2022-09-25T16:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T16:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/jinsi-wewe-ulivyo-mkuu-ruto-enjoys-song-during-worship-at-state-house"},"modified":"2022-09-25T16:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T16:30:49","slug":"jinsi-wewe-ulivyo-mkuu-ruto-enjoys-song-during-worship-at-state-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/jinsi-wewe-ulivyo-mkuu-ruto-enjoys-song-during-worship-at-state-house","title":{"rendered":"Jinsi wewe ulivyo mkuu\u2026! 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