Kenya: Have Patience As We Fight the Hyacinth, Lake Panel Says

7 December 2012

The commission in charge of removing the water hyacinth weed at Lake Victoria has called for patience. Lake Victoria Basin Commission boss Canasias Kanangire yesterday said restoring the lake is complex and requires more time and strategies.

The lake's status is being restored under the Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme. Kanangire said while he appreciates that more than 40 million lives are at risk from food insecurity and unemployment, people should find new survival tactics

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