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Water hyacinth project wins Egerton University students global award

Egerton University students Joseph Nguthiru and Charles Kinyua. [File, Standard]

When two Egerton University students got stuck in a motorboat in Lake Naivasha alongside their colleagues during a field trip, little did they know the incident would birth an idea that would earn them global fame.

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