| Updated Mon, May 8th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Lwang’ni beach covered by water hyacinth in January 2017 and free of the weed. [Photo: Denish Ochieng/Standard]Alphayo Onyango Sunday made his first boat ride in Lake Victoria’s Lwang’ni beach after five months. Mr Onyango has been unable to venture into the lake due to the stubborn water hyacinth, which had covered Lwang’ni and many other beaches since December last year. The weed has gone through the grace of God and we hope something will be done to prevent it from coming back,” said John Ouma, who washes vehicles at Lwang’ni beach. But while the residents are praying and hoping the weed would go away for good, Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is pessimistic.

Source: Standard Digital May 07, 2017 18:00 UTC