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NYS to remove water hyacinth in Lake Victoria

Water hyacinth is one of the largest environmental hazards affecting the lake region both economically and socially. (Photo: James Omoro/Standard)

The national government plans to fast-track the manual removal of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria by recruiting 500 youths.

The youths will be recruited by the Ministry of Devolution and Planning under the National Youth Service (NYS) Programme and will be joined by about 200 servicemen.

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