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    "content": "as it is commonly referred to. In September, 2018, the Senate held its Plenary and Committee meetings in Uasin Gishu County, while in September, 2019, the Senate held meetings in Kitui County. The enormous impact and transformational promise that the Senate Mashinani portends cannot be gainsaid. In 2018, for instance, the Senate was able to directly engage with farmers in the breadbaskets of the country, which include Bungoma, Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia and Nandi counties, to address the perennial maize crisis. Further, the matter of returns for tea farmers was also addressed. In the Kitui County experience in 2019, the Senate Mashinani made significant strides in addressing the plight of mung bean farmers and the conditions of correctional facilities in the country. The sittings outside Nairobi improved the visibility of the Senate and enhanced the public’s understanding of the Senate and Parliament in general. The COVID-19 pandemic curtailed our efforts at implementing other sittings outside Nairobi in 2020 and 2021, but we envisage that in the years to come, the Senate will continue with this new tradition that not only enhances the oversight and legislative"
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