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Temporary relief for traders as winds blow water hyacinth weed

Fish mongers go about their business at Dunga beach in Kisumu.

Entrepreneurs along the Lake Victoria beach whose businesses have been disrupted by the water hyacinth have gotten some respite after strong winds blew away the weed.

Interviews with a number of hoteliers as well as boat-ride operators established that they were happy to get back to work after months of inactivity.

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