{
  "id": 5507177,
  "title": "PS Beacco: Govt pays SHA bills for inmates as prison enrolment surpasses 60 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ps-beacco-govt-pays-sha-bills-for-inmates-as-prison-enrolment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:01:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/govt-pays-sha-bills-for-inmates-as-prison-enrolment-surpasses-60"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 60 per cent of inmates in Kenya’s correctional facilities have now been enrolled under the Social Health Authority (SHA), with the government footing the bill for their medical cover. Principal Secretary for State Department for Correctional Services, Salome Wairimu Muhia-Beacco, said the government was determined to ensure that inmates are not left out […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}