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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicholas Komu

How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake

Kenya Water Hyacinth - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

For someone who fishes for a living, nothing says a bad day like spending over 18 hours on a lake and taking home nothing.

Recently, a group of fishermen were said to be stranded on Kenya's popular Lake Naivasha for that long and blamed the water hyacinth that has taken over large parts of it.

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