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I make chemical-free animal feed from water hyacinth

Jack Oyugi with samples of the feed at a past expo. [Photo: David Mwitari/Standard]

Water hyacinth has been a menace to residents living along the shores of Lake Victoria and depend on the lake for fishing. But one researcher has a solution to this nagging problem.

University’s of Nairobi’s Jack Omondi is using green chemistry and biotechnology to turn the stubborn water hyacinth into rich animal feeds.

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