Lake Victoria residents resort to prayer as water hyacinth menace spreads

Members of Legio Maria pray by the hyacinth covered shore of Lake Victoria at Lwang'ni beach in Kisumu on February 25,2017. They claimed that the holy spirit had directed them to go pray for the weed to be swayed away by with and clear the business shore which has had it's business dying.  (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

Residents are now seeking divine intervention to tackle the water hyacinth menace in Lake Victoria.

During the weekend, faithful from the Legio Maria church camped at Dunga beach and prayed for the disappearance of the rapidly spreading weed.