Kisumu firms raided over Lake Victoria pollutionThe national environmental watchdog is reviewing reports on pollution claims by Kibos Sugar, Muhoroni Agrochemical and two prisons, the agency has said .National Environmental Management Agency (NEMA) director general Geoffrey Wakhungu said the authority had received a report on the claims. SEE ALSO :USIU-Africa wins Best Student Short Film AwardThe visit by NEMA’s top officials and inspectors came a week after Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko warned of stern actions against entities polluting rivers, which drain into Lake Victoria. He ordered the environmental watchdog to immediately deal with polluters, saying pollution was to blame for the invasion of the lake by hyacinth and hippo grass. SEE ALSO :One hurt after explosion rocks busy Nairobi streetGovernor Anyang’ Nyong’o said River Kibos and Kisat used by Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company to empty treated effluent were the most polluted in the county. The water hyacinth in Lake Victoria spread to 1,441 more hectares within four days, according to satellite images released by a State agency last week.

Source: Standard Digital March 01, 2019 07:41 UTC