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Kisumu receives a second water hyacinth harvester

Sh40 million Water Hyacinth Harvester donated by Indian Government to boost the fight against destructive water hyacinth at the Lake Victoria. The harvester has the capacity to harvest 3 tonnes of the weed in ten minutes. 

Photo credit: Pool.

The fight against water hyacinth in Lake Victoria has received a shot in the arm after India donated a harvesting machine.

The Sh40 million machine was presented to Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o by the Indian High Commissioner to Kenya, Ms Namgya Khampa, at Kenya Shipyard Ltd in Kisumu.