| Updated Tue, April 18th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Water vessel from Tanzania stuck in water hyacinth off shores of Lake Victoria at the Ports of Kisumu on February 14,2017. (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. ALSO READ: Is the state serious about removing water hyacinth from Lake Victoria? MANUAL REMOVALUnder suitable conditions, he said, water hyacinth doubles its population in between five and 15 days. Last week, Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma said the national government should lead the effort to deal with the weed because Lake Victoria is a national asset.

Source: Standard Digital April 17, 2017 17:03 UTC