| Updated Thu, May 4th 2017 at 12:36 GMT +3KISUMU, KENYA: More than 2,000 tonnes of fertilizer imported by Uganda is among cargo worth millions of shillings lying at the Kisumu port as water hyacinth chokes trade on Lake Victoria. Proliferation of the water weed which has carpeted the port has crippled operations, pulling activities to a halt. In February, a ferry wagon from Tanzania got stuck in water hyacinth a few metres away from the harbor for nearly a week with its crew inside. Mr Disi said vessels were recording heavy fueling consumption as they navigate carpets of the water weed, incurring unprecedented expenses. The fisher folk and those practicing cage farming on the lake are also grappling with negative effect of the water weed.

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2017 09:33 UTC