| Updated Fri, May 5th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3Kisumu port is now inaccessible as water hyacinth continues to choke trade on Lake Victoria. The shipment consolidated since January cannot leave warehouses at the port because the berthing bay is inaccessible, according to port manager Mwalimu Disi. Proliferation of the water weed, which has carpeted the port, has crippled operations. In February, a ferry wagon from Tanzania got stuck in water hyacinth a few metres away from the harbour for nearly a week. Mr Disi said vessels were recording heavy fuel consumption as they tried to navigate around the water weed, incurring unprecedented expenses.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2017 19:37 UTC