ለመንግሥት ብዙኃን መገናኛ የተናገሩት ባለሙያዎች እንዳብራሩት ከሆነ፣ 155 ስኵዌር ማይል የሸፈነው እንቦጭ ሙሉ ለሙሉ የተስፋፋው ከ2004 ወዲህ ነው።
According to experts who spoke to government media, the water hyacinth has grown nearly 100 percent from 2012 to about 155 square miles, though a relatively dry winter season in 2016 slowed its expansion.