Bleak future as weed chokes up Victoria’s 1,400 hectares in four days

A view of Kisumu port on January 17. The port has become inactive as the water hyacinth continues to wreak havoc. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The water hyacinth in Lake Victoria spread to 1,441 more hectares within four days, according to satellite images released by a State agency yesterday.

The images by the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) showed the area covered by the weed increased from 6,142 hectares on February 11 to 7,583 hectares on February 15.