Turning invasive weed into eco-friendly cooking energy

For more than 30 years, fishermen in Lake Victoria have been scratching their heads over how to deal with water hyacinth, which has contributed to losses running into millions of shillings.

The aquatic weed is believed to have been introduced into the lake in the 1980s, by a group of people who wanted to use it as an ornamental plant in garden ponds because of its pink flowers.