Hyacinth

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Kenya to start producing fertilizer from hyacinth

HyaQuip intends to open at least 500 organic fertilizer manufacturing cottage industries across the country in the next five years

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Hyacinth a threat to fishing in L. Victoria

Environmentalists are disturbed that very little has been done to control the spread of the destructive hyacinth, persistent pollution and continued siltation due...

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Kisumu to get factory that will turn water hyacinth into ‘gold’

The government plans to establish a fertilizer factory utilizing water hyacinth as raw materials to end the weed menace on Lake Victoria and...

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Simon Mwaura: Scientist who created bhang food supplement

Simon Mwaura, a biochemist scientist based in Murang’a, is a controversial figure. In January 2014, he unveiled a marijuana (bhang) based drug and...

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Hyacinth is worth billions! A kilo is selling for Sh225

THE NEW 'GOLD'?: Murang'a-based scientist, Simon Mwaura, says he has found a market for weeds in United Arab Emirates