Experts warn of hyacinth increase in Lake Victoria

Water vessel from Tanzania stuck in water hyacinth off shores of Lake Victoria at the Ports of Kisumu on February 14,2017. The concentration of the weed has paralyzed all operations at the port as this vessel had stayed off shore for one week with it's crew inside. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

A government agency has painted a gloomy picture of the state of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria, which now covers large swathes of the water body.

The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) says the weed will continue to affect several beaches in the Nyanza region in the coming months due to changing weather patterns.