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State in Sh15b plan to revive Lake Victoria

A dredger at the Kisumu Port that will be used to harvest water hyacinth that is chocking Lake Victoria. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Efforts to revive Lake Victoria’s blue economy will cost over Sh15 billion, it can now be revealed.

The four-pronged project comprises dredging and removal of water hyacinth from the lake, modernisation of the Kisumu port, restoration of the old metre-gauge railway from Nakuru to Kisumu, and construction of a ship assembly yard.

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