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Russia pumps in Sh0.7 billion to fight hyacinth

Kisumu County Governor Anyang' Nyong'o (center), Russian Ambassador to Kenya Dimitry Amasksimychev and Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa in Kisumu on October 28, 2019. [Denish Ochieng/ Standard]

The Russian government has given Kenya Sh700 million for use in the fight against water hyacinth in Lake Victoria.

The three-year project dubbed “Sustainable Management and Utilisation of Water Hyacinth in Lake Victoria Basin”, which is set to begin immediately, is a result of a successful negotiation between Nairobi and Moscow.

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