{
  "id": 15489353,
  "title": "Kapsabet Hospital to add 120 beds in Ksh500M expansion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kapsabet-hospital-to-add-120-beds-in-ksh500m-expansion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T20:53:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/kapsabet-hospital-to-add-120-beds-in-ksh500m-expansion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President William Ruto has inaugurated a KSh500 million expansion project at Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, with the aim of increasing its patient capacity and improving access to specialized healthcare in Nandi County. The foundation stone was laid in Emgwen Constituency during the president's development tour. The new 120-bed facility will raise the hospital's total capacity to 670 beds, improving services in critical care, intensive care, high-dependency care, maternity theatres, and renal care. The investment is part of a broader government plan to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in Nandi County.",
  "summary": "Kapsabet County Referral Hospital is set for a major capacity expansion following the launch of a Ksh500 million hospital complex expected to increase its bed capacity and broaden access to specialised healthcare services in Nandi County. President William Ruto laid the foundation stone for the new complex in Emgwen Constituency during a development tour of […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Mother and Child complex opened at Kapsabet Referral hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/mother-and-child-complex-opened-at-kapsabet-referral-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:41:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ruto opens Mother and Child Complex at Kapsabet Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ruto-opens-mother-and-child-complex-at-kapsabet-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:56:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}