Water hyacinth covers large swaths of Lake Victoria . Hide Caption Local weavers have found that the hyacinth can be used to make their products . That means we are alleviating poverty , '' said Caroline Agwanda , who heads Hyacinth Ornaments Production Enterprises in Kisumu , Kenya . The weavers are not even putting a dent into the dense growth .
Water hyacinth covers large swaths of Lake Victoria . Hide Caption Local weavers have found that the hyacinth can be used to make their products . The weavers are not even putting a dent into the dense growth .