{"id":70695,"date":"2022-10-08T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-arrives-in-uganda-ahead-of-independence-day-celebrations"},"modified":"2022-10-08T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:26:06","slug":"ruto-arrives-in-uganda-ahead-of-independence-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/ruto-arrives-in-uganda-ahead-of-independence-day-celebrations","title":{"rendered":"Ruto arrives in Uganda ahead of Independence Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>President William Ruto on Saturday arrived in Uganda to attend the country&#8217;s Independence Day celebrations. The country is set to celebrate its 60th Independence Anniversary on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He was received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. 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