The Indian government has donated a Sh40 million water hyacinth harvesting machine to the Kisumu government.
Governor Anyang' Nyong'o said the donation came following his visit to India in 2018.
The Indian team, led by Godach Marashna and Vinod Kumar, visited the lakeside city to assemble the machine for use in Lake Victoria.
After assembling, the machine was tested and it worked.
The governor said the machine uses electricity and has the capacity to harvest three tonnes of water hyacinth in 10 minutes. He said it was successfully used in India.
"The harvested water hyacinth can then be used as organic fertiliser, furniture making and methane gas, thus creating jobs for our people to earn an income," Nyong'o said.
The machine has an advantage over other previous interventions including minimum manpower required and it can be operated through a remote control system.
The mobility of the machine from one point to another is easier due to its light weight compared to others.
The county, in collaboration with experts from India who assembled the machine, is training students from vocational training centres on how to operate the machine.
Water hyacinth has for a long time been a major problem for fishermen in Lake Victoria as fast-spreading weed has been choking the lake, making it hard for them to paddle.
The weed is also a threat to the lake's ecosystem.
The weed has, however, reduced and fishermen are making their catch. They are hoping the weed will continue to diminish.
Scientists at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute attribute the decline to stormy weather, which has increased lake water currents.
Edited by A.N
