Water hyacinth, the world's most widespread invasive species, is rapidly overtaking Lake Naivasha in Kenya, hindering navigation, fish populations, and local livelihoods. The plant's dense growth suffocates native species, traps fishermen, and threatens the region's flower industry. This crisis is mirrored globally, with water hyacinth infestations costing billions of dollars annually.
Lake Naivasha , northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the lake, choking its fish and leaving people stranded. “Sometimes it becomes very serious,” says Simon Macharia, a local fisherman, about the weed problem. “There was this incident where fishermen were trapped by hyacinth inside the lake for three days. We had to seek help from the government used a helicopter to rescue them.
The results have been mixed; with homegrown manufacturing banned, there have been reports that single-use plastic bags have been smuggled into Kenya from neighboring countries. “The problem behind is that there were no proper alternatives that were produced,” argued Nguthiru. His product is “killing two birds with one stone,” he believes. “Most single-use plastic products tend to have a lifespan of about 10 minutes after they come out of supermarket shelves.
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